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How Pistorius’ Journalists Have Massively Boosted Their Social Media Influence [ANALYSIS]
21 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Additional reporting by Gabi October The live tweeting of the Oscar Pistorius legal proceedings has announced a fundamental shift in the way that news is reported and consumed, and in the way in which we the audience relate to reporters. Magistrate Nair’s ban of video recording or photography while court is in session has left […]
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14 Things Oscar Pistorius Coverage Can Teach You About Working In TV News from André-Pierre du Plessis on Vimeo.
Local TV Producer Punishes US News Coverage Of The Oscar Pistorius Case [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is great. Capetonian and current resident of New York, Andre-Pierre du Plessis has produced this delicious highlights reel of US television news fails in the Pistorius case. The title of the video is “14 Things Oscar Pistorius Coverage Can Teach You About Working In TV News”, and it is delightful. Du Plessis is also the […]
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Badvertising: The Star Newspaper Runs Poorly Placed Ad Above Pistorius News Headline
19 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Well, this is awkward. The Star, a Johannesburg newspaper in the recently sold INM South Africa stable ran with a poorly placed advertisment in the February 19 morning edition. The advertisement for a local insurance company depicts a stylised prosthetic leg right beneath the head and shoulders of paralympian, Pistorius. Click here for full sized image Contacted for […]
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“Downtown Abbey” – What If Lord Grantham Was Barack Obama? [VIDEO]
18 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is potentially awesome. Let’s imagine something for a moment: rolling lawns, a stately abode, a noble leader and his graceful wife, their lovely daughters, set in a bubble of privilege and intrugue – just who did burn the roast chickens at last night’s dinner service? Now imagine the building is the White House, the noble leader […]
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SOLD: Independent Newspapers For R2 Billion
18 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Independent News and Media (INM), the Irish publishing group, has sold its South African unit, Independent Newspapers SA to Sekunjalo Independent Consortium, owned by philanthropist Iqbal Surve, for a cool R2 billion. This after the group announced in July of last year it had appointed advisers to look into the various options for the South African unit. The Irish […]
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Oscar Pistorius Makes Front Page Headlines Across The Globe [PICS]
15 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Oscar Pistorius made front page headlines across the world during last year’s Olympic Games. Now he’s back at it again, for all the wrong reasons and even more prominant than bafore. Click to see the biggest names in global news featuring Pistorius as their main front page headline yesterday.
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SA Blocks Total Ban On Rhino Trophy Exports, As 2013 Death Toll Nears 100
14 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
South Africa has halted the total ban on rhino trophies, while 96 Rhinos have already been poached in South Africa this year. The United Nations Wildlife Trade Regulator (CITES) secretariat’s proposal halting the trade of rhino trophies and rejecting rhino products, is now being backed by Government. Environment Minister, Edna Molewa said in a statement, […]
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The Best And Worst Of The 2013 Super Bowl – Ads And Trailers [VIDEOS]
04 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
No one actually watches the Super Bowl for the futball, do they? For your viewing pleasure, please enjoy our selection of favourite TV ads and movie trailers from Super Bowl 2o13. 1. Every year Dorito’s runs a competition called the “Crash the Super Bowl Contest”. This year, their Goat 4 Sale ad came in at […]
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Convert And Transfer Any Video File To Your iPad, Apple TV, iPhone, Android, Playstation And More
04 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A buddy of mine gave me a hard drive with some video files on it. Most were AVI file format. I told him I converted them to work on my Apple TV and he got very excited. So just in case, here it is for you..
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Mail & Guardian ‘Newsroom’ Show – Live On 2ov Radio Every Monday 9 – 10am
03 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The M&G Newsroom on Monday morning, kicks off with a look at the top stories from Friday: Mac Maharaj’s tender kickbacks and heavy metals having an influence on crime. Your hosts Mmanaledi Mataboge and Amanda Strydom take a closer look at the latest Afcon news and break down the big stories of the week.
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Not One Of The ZigZag Judges Voted For The Playboy Models – Official Statement
28 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
In case you missed it, two Playboy models were bounced from the finalists’ list of Miss ZigZag 2013, even though they got the most online votes. Turns out public votes counted 40% so they would need just one of the judges’ votes to get through. Alas..
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How Is It Possible That This Print Ad Made It To Publication?
16 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 33 Comments
It’s one thing having a spelling mistake on the net. But how does it happen in print? More importantly, how does it happen twice in the 10 main bold words of your copy. Kercher cleaning tools managed to do it in the latest issue of Your Family magazine.
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Man Who Wants To Deport Piers Morgan Gets Invited To His Show And Completely Loses It [VIDEO]
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Alex Jones, the guy who wants to get Piers Morgan deported from the US for his views on gun control, was invited to Morgan’s show on Monday night. Jones lost the plot and ended up sounding like an even bigger nut-job than before. No one thought this possible.
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National Geographic Crowns Their 2012 Photo Competition Winners [GALLERY]
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A photo of an Indochinese tigress shaking herself dry has been crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 National Geographic photography competition.
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Reader’s Digest Begins Insolvency
07 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Late on Friday, three-quarters of the British staff of Reader’s Digest were made redundant and it was confirmed that insolvency proceedings were to begin.
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Newspaper Runs Gun Show Ad Next To A Sandy Hook Story [PIC]
04 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the United States, of America, still grapples to come to terms with the worst ever school shooting in its history, a newspaper went and did the unthinkable yesterday.
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Hugh Hefner Finally Marries Crystal Harris In New Year’s Eve Wedding [PICS]
02 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sorry girls, Hugh Hefner is off the market again! The Playboy boss married former playmate Crystal Harris in a small ceremony at the playboy mansion in Los Angeles on New Year’s eve. This after Harris called off their previous wedding only five days before the ceremony in December 2011.
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Scenes From A 1941 Nazi Christmas Party [GALLERY]
20 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Yes, you are indeed looking at a picture of Adolf Hitler at a Christmas party. It was taken on 18 December 1941 in Munich during World War II, at a time when the horrors of the Third Reich’s “final solution” grew ever clearer.
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TIME Magazine’s “A Year of Deja Vu” 2012/2011 Photo Comparisons [GALLERY]
19 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following yesterday’s release of their annual Top 10 Photographs of the Year, TIME magazine has now also dropped a “2012: A Year of Deja Vu” gallery. In it, they have assembled a host of paired up images, each taken roughly a year apart, to reveal some uncanny similarities between them.
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TIME Magazine’s Top 10 Photographs Of 2012 [GALLERY]
18 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Did you know that 10% of all of the photographs made in the entire history of photography were taken last year? More than ever before, thanks in part to cell phone technology, the world is engaged with photography and communicating through pictures.
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SA Sports Illustrated Is Folding
03 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
BizCommunity reports that it has learnt from reliable sources that Media 24’s SA Sports Illustrated is to fold. SASI has served as the premier South African sports magazine for decades. The magazine’s profile on Media 24’s website reads as follows: Sports Illustrated is the most successful and enduring multi-sport magazine in South Africa’s publishing history. […]
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INTERVIEW: Naspers CEO Koos Bekker On Acquisitions, Operations in China, E-Commerce And The Death Of Print
03 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
One of 2oceansvibe’s favourite South Africans and former guest, Koos Bekker, conducted an interview with Summit TV and featured on BDlive. Click through to see what Koos has to say about newspapers, digital media, Naspers, their operations in China, and acquisitions.
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Gay Newsreader Verbally Abused After Kissing Boyfriend At Green Point Gym
29 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
An eNCA newsreader, Andrew Barnes, was verbally abused at Virgin Active Green Point on Tuesday morning. This after a fellow gym member took offense after seeing Barnes and his boyfriend kiss each other.
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Actors From “The Office” Parody “Two And A Half Men” Star’s Online Rant [VIDEO]
29 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Angus T. Jones, the actor who portrays Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men, has had a pretty crazy week. First he appeared in an online video, urging fellow Christians to not watch Two and a Half Men anymore because it is “filth”. Jones then backtracked the next day, saying he is sorry, and revealed that he will be appearing in the next season of the show, because “God kinda pushed me into it.”
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AFP Reveals Most Memorable Pictures Of 2012 [GALLERY]
28 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Global press agency AFP have released their selection of 2012’s best pictures. There are 99 in total, and together they capture every major news story of the year so far – from Mo Farah’s win at the Olympics, to police officers surrounding the bodies of the Marikana miners they shot just moments earlier.
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SABC Bans Zuma Ad, Suffers Sense Of Humour Failure [VIDEO]
28 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Just as they did with that AXE for men commercial, the SABC has banned another TV ad, only drawing more attention to it in the first place. This time it’s a fish and chips ad, and wait ’til you hear the reasons they gave for the banning…
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Actor From “Two And A Half Men” Apologises For Dissing The Show, Signs On For Another Season
28 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we reported on Two and a Half Men actor, Angus. T. Jones, who, after converting to Christianity, told viewers to stop watching the show. He also went so far as to call Two and a Half Men “filth”.
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Actor From “Two And A Half Men” Finds Religion, Tells Viewers To Stop Watching Show
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! Angus T. Jones, the kid who plays Jake Harper on “Two and a Half Men”, uploaded a video to YouTube yesterday. In it he describes the joys of discovering Christianity, and also tells viewers to “stop watching Two and a Half Men.”
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Riaan Cruywagen’s Final On-Air Goodbye From Last Night [VIDEO]
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“My task is completed. Tonight, exactly 37 years after reading my first TV news bulletin, I’m retiring.” With these words, South Africa’s veteran newsreader, Riaan Cruywagen, signed off for the last time during yesterday evening’s news bulletin. Cruywagen also took the time to thank the Afrikaans news editorial staff, bulletin editors Sandy Macdonald and Monica Ribbons, […]
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Eat Out Magazine Reveals SA’s Top 10 Restaurants For 2012
26 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards took place in the grand ballroom at the Westin in Cape Town last night. Apart from the prestigious Restaurant of the Year award, several other accolades were also dished out, including Chef of the Year, Best Steakhouse, and the Service Excellence Award.
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