Archive for 'The media' Category
Joost’s to-do list
5 November 2009 by Renee MoodieSo, call me extra cynical, but this is the list that former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen keeps in his top pocket…
1. Deny everything about bad video. If that doesn’t work, go to point 2.
2. Stage dramatic and public stress-related collapse to see if public sympathy gets any better. If doesn’t work, go to point [...]
Reitz 4 ‘pardon’: In defence of Prof Jansen’s decision
3 November 2009 by JuanitaBy Dr Colleen Aldous
Professor Jonathan Jansen has demonstrated a form of emotional intelligence that South Africans should be looking to as being exemplary. As a South Africa however, I hang my head in shame and disappointment, as I did when the Reitz racial incident occurred. Because instead of being him being revered and held in [...]
Sex or politics?
8 June 2009 by JuanitaWe’re always interested in readers want to see on IOL - and in my case, interested in which news stories you read.
This week past, I was surprised that more readers weren’t as interested in President Jacob Zuma’s maiden State of The Nation as they were in what happened during the last minutes of crashed Flight [...]
IOL Exclusive: An interview with “Julius”
6 May 2009 by RhysIn this exclusive interview, “Julius†speaks to IOL about the highs and lows of his recent fame and his passion to see all his puppet comrades freed from the yoke of anti-dummy oppression.
IOL: Julius, were you surprised by the huge response your recent television appearance for Nando’s generated?
Julius: I am not aware of the response. [...]
Julius you beauty
5 May 2009 by RhysIOL and the Star had some fun today getting readers to bid for the Julius Malema puppet. There’s been a lot of interest and loads of SMSs have come through with promises of a lot of money for that woodwork charity.
The response has been amazing, not just on IOL and through the SMS line, but [...]
Take a break
21 April 2009 by JuanitaIOL has exclusive access to stories from hayibo.com - that hilarious satirical news website that has me laughing out loud in our Editorial department.
If you’re unfamiliar with just how funny their writers are, here’s some of their headlines today:
Grateful Mugabe offers to wreck SA elections
Castro to take back power in hope of getting iPod [...]
Malema: Should we ignore him?
27 February 2009 by JuanitaYesterday IOL’s moderator (Ainsley) and I decided to ask readers whether they’d had enough of the Julius Malema stories.
Their response was not surprising - but it hasn’t made us ignore anything he says. In fact, we joke that if the headline read “Malema crosses the street”, our readers would still flock to the story.
I suppose [...]
Rape coverage: some issues
16 May 2008 by Renee MoodieVery much in the news today is the revelation that Springbok rugby player Schalk Burger’s sister Rene has come forward to speak about her rape. This blog post is not about the crime itself, but about some of the issues surrounding the media coverage of the event, which have been troubling IOL staff and readers, [...]
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