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Grocott's takes one for the team
Submitted by annetaylor on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 16:17.At last! Grocott's Mail is taking the Makana Municipality to court over an advertising boycott. Former municipal manager Pravine Naidoo last year ordered the withdrawal of council advertising, accusing the newspaper of being "anti-transformation".
How a mom's blog made big news
Submitted by annetaylor on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 07:41.Here's how a mother's blog led to a local news station in the US finding a good story: Debbie Dubrow, who blogs about her travels with two children at Delicious Baby, wrote about her fight with a car rental company over filthy, non-functioning car seats.
Dispatching a good idea
Submitted by annetaylor on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 07:50.There's seriously interesting stuff going on at the Daily Dispatch. If you're interested in how print media and online media can intersect and benefit from each other's strengths, then check out the newly relaunched Dispatch website as well as their family of blogs, including Dispatch Now 24/7.
Defamation has a life beyond the printed page
Submitted by annetaylor on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 22:37.I have lamented the lack of correction policies at South African news websites elsewhere and this week's Sunday Times offers yet another good case study why it's important.
Creative coverage - but where's the click?
Submitted by annetaylor on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 08:31.Today's Times newspaper has taken a clever, creative and superbly newsworthy angle to the coverage of the power supply crisis in South Africa, The lights are on, but there's nobody home.
