journalism
One Of South Africa’s Premier Photojournalists Talks About His Life Behind The Lens [Video]
03 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a photojournalist in SA? One of the country’s top dogs spills the beans on what it means to document the fragile lives of our citizens.
It’s That Time Again – 2oceansvibe Is Looking For A New Writer – Maybe It’s You?
12 Aug 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Are you young and bright and looking for something to spend half your day doing, while you spend the rest of the day basking in the glory of that very job? Well then you might be the right person for 2oceansvibe.
Is This The Most Awkward Post-Match Interview Ever? [Video]
05 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most important rule of journalism: know your subject matter. This is definitely NOT what a British reporter did when he decided to ask Nicolas Mahut some questions following his loss at Roland Garros.
And Here’s The Kicker: Top Journalism Cliches To Avoid
03 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At first glance, thinking outside the box when it comes to word choice in an article has become increasingly difficult for journalists. Needless to say, you would have to think very hard to avoid some of the no-no cliches listed by the Washington Post.
Journalist Leaps To Death From Naspers Building
17 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Die Burger has reported that a freelance journalist named Alan Bowen fell from the 26th floor of the Naspers building in the early hours of this morning. His body was discovered in the parking area below.
Citizen Journalism In 2013 – A Review [VIDEO]
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year more than ever, human endeavour and technology formed a powerful bond that exposed human rights issues on a scale that has never been seen before.
Gwyneth Paltrow Is ‘Going Nuclear’ In War Against Vanity Fair
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The word around town is that Vanity Fair has a scathing article on Gwyneth Paltrow in the works, and she is doing absolutely everything she can to stop them publishing it. According to RadarOnline.com, she is attempting to utterly “destroy” the magazine’s reputation before her story goes to print.
Fake Pizza Deliveries And WWII Code Names – News Of The World Details Unfold
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everybody knows the the people at News Of The World are a bunch of lying, hacking, no-good, low-lifes – but it needs to be proven in court before any punitive action can be taken. And now, former News International (NOTW’s parent company) chief executive, Rebekah Brooks, stands accused by the prosecution of orchestrating a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by using News International employees and resources to hide or destroy notebooks, computers and emails that would prove that NOTW had repeatedly broken the law.
City Press Editor Ferial Haffajee Calls Her Journalists Racists – Storm Ensues
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ferial Haffajee took to Twitter to voice her concerns over racism, after she and her City Press colleagues took part in a meeting, “to have a discussion about a genuine future, to find ways of altering our work patterns, to do wonderful journalism”. It sounds like it didn’t go all that well, judging by her tweets following the meeting…
Zuma Doesn’t Know The Word ‘Negative’ – Instead Says, “Opposite Of Positive”
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
President Jacob Zuma addressed a group of journalism students from the Tshwane University of Technology yesterday. He told them that when he leaves South Africa people always have such great things to say about how well the country is doing, but when he is in South Africa the reporting concentrates on the ‘opposite of positive.’
Superman Quits Journalism To Become A Blogger
24 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Superman is quitting the Daily Planet, the newspaper he has worked at since the 1940’s and will start blogging. DC Comics says Kent will walk out in protest that hard news has given way to too many “soft” entertainment stories.
A Kindly Word To PR Practitioners
04 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
We journalists like to complain about PRs. I didn’t study journalism, so never got the opportunity to pick up some of the bad habits of the industry. It’s always cute to note how many scribes enjoy hating PRs. I think the hatred is reciprocal (an explanation for their general foul attitudes when I call?). I appreciate that they have a job to do. So, a kindly word to PR practitioners out there: I wouldn’t know how to do your job. But I know mine, and it sometimes means that we have to cooperate.
Watch The Hate Speech, Interns
17 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Here’s a quick Facebook 101 tutorial. It’s not smart to include hate speech in your conversation with other FB users. Especially if you are, say, a budding journalist. Mail & Guardian intern Ngoako Matsha, who apparently has some pretty strong anti-Semitic views, learned that the hard way this week.
China Bans Time-Travel Movies
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is probably just the cherry on the big ol’ authoritarian cake they got going on over there, but hot damn. All the best movies had time travel in them. Never mind the fact that now a generation of Chinese kids won’t spend every waking moment waiting for their future selves to arrive in a DeLorean.
Watch ‘The Bang-Bang Club’ Trailer
28 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This looks to be pretty rad – a look at the the lives of four photojournalists working in South African townships between 1990 and 1994, based on the book of the same name written by two of the original group. Unfortunate accents aside, the cast and crew are looking pretty rad. Checkit.
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