Hey, Jude!
The making of a South African multimedia project
Submitted by jude on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 13:49.
For four years, publishers have granted NML access to their convergent newsrooms to witness some of the most profound changes to traditional media since the arrival of desk top publishing. This year’s newsroom experiential was extra special. NML helped the Daily Dispatch design and produce content for a multimedia microsite that challenged students’ skills and their sensibilities about life.
Daily Dispatch's digital dividend
Submitted by jude on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:42.You’d have to be insane to invest in interactive storytelling in South Africa. Web staff and new digital journalists need special skills; multimedia storytelling is time consuming and expensive; and – in an environment where online ad revenue and local connectivity is relatively low – returns (financial or users) are hardly guaranteed.
But the Daily Dispatch of East London is crazy. Like a fox – crazy.
Timeline: SA Media Crisis
Submitted by jude on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 08:50.SA press: murder by numbers
Submitted by jude on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:26.You know the story by now. Media and journalism are in crisis as media scarcity becomes a thing of the past. In the North, fast, cheap broadband means a surfeit of media choice, content and services. While media consumption is up, 'traditional' media consumption is down (except in emerging countries).
New country for old racists
Submitted by jude on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 13:37.IF you believe our local papers, South Africa has an unlikely heroine. The girlfriend of the Free State Four. The Times reported that The Reitz racism video would have escaped notice if a jilted beau of one of the students hadn’t turned them in.
