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Pretoria News, Pretoria,

8 February 2010

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Report raises fears of job cuts

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has refused to indicate whether some staff at state-owned entities SABC and broadband communication company Sentech are facing retrenchment, writes Amukelani Chauke in The Times.
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Fifa: no intent to control media

FIFA has issued a press release which seeks to reassure the media that the purpose of accreditation terms is "not, and has never been, to restrict press freedom", according to a report on iol.co.za.
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Content is key to newspaper survival, says expert

A DELOITTE media and technology expert has warned that good content in newspapers is the only way to keep readers from migrating to the internet, writes Chantelle Benjamin in Business Day.
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Chilly winds are blowing around SA media

Two rulings in courts in Europe and Canada set important benchmarks for media freedom as the SA media enter into what promises to be a difficult year, writes Dario Milo in the Mail & Guardian.

A recent judgment handed down by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg affirms journalists' right to protect their sources, writes Raymond Louw in Business Day. The SA constitution will require the magistrate dealing with the subpoena against e.tv journalists to take that ruling into account when dealing with their matter.

Subpoena threatens media freedom

The subpoena issued to e.tv journalists after their interview with self-confessed criminals threatens media freedom, writes Bewyn Petersen, the vice-chairperson of the SA Media Council in a letter to Business Day.

A bold move or more cautious than it appears at first glance? The Poynter Institute's Biz Blog discusses the New York Times' plan to charge for content as of next year.

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Anton Harber's blog

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Matthew Buckland's website

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David Bullard's blog on Moneyweb.

Wits Journ Development Communication Certificates

A groundbreaking Wits Journalism Development Communication programme, targeting communicators from all sectors, will launched in May. Made up of two 3-week certificates and pitched at NQF level 8, the programme questions the chasm between development communicators and the mass media.

The Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010 have now opened, and boast new categories. Diageo is a drinks business that launched the awards in 2004 to encourage business journalism in Africa.

Taco Kuiper award opens for entries

Wits University’s Investigative Journalism Workshop, in conjunction with the Valley Trust, is calling for entries for South Africa’s biggest journalism award, the Taco Kuiper Award.

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