SO MUCH MATERIAL: TOO LITTLE TIME
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations” George Orwell. Last weekend’s publication … Continue reading SO MUCH MATERIAL: TOO LITTLE TIME
Tag: Media
WHAT’S NEWS TO YOU? LESSONS FROM A 13 YEAR OLD JOURNALIST
This month on September 11 I marked 13 years as a journalist. So I thought I should dedicate this … Continue reading WHAT’S NEWS TO YOU? LESSONS FROM A 13 YEAR OLD JOURNALIST
JOURNALISM: MA RAISON D’ETRE
Any journalist would know the basic core questions which must be answered in any news story: Who said (did) … Continue reading JOURNALISM: MA RAISON D’ETRE
The Second Sex: “Editor calls for A Skills Audit for SA’s Journalists”
03 October 2013. After reading Simone de Beauvoir’s seminal feminist book, The Second Sex, I was quite dumbfounded; unable to … Continue reading The Second Sex: “Editor calls for A Skills Audit for SA’s Journalists”
Moving On with The Brother
It all started as a joke, all those years ago. I laughed really hard. What? I asked, Siya is in … Continue reading Moving On with The Brother
The Foreignness of HOME
How strange. I have never really lived in any other country other than South Africa. Yet I feel distinctly alien … Continue reading The Foreignness of HOME
