Have you had your ideas stolen by an Editor?
Pitching means risking your ideas. I pithced an idea and was rejected. A few months later my idea was on the cover of the magazine. Surely, this is wrong? 22 Jul 2008
Business Day website
Why are they not following the trend and revamping their website? 17 Jul 2008
Magazine freelancers not wanted
I am quite dissapointed to see that freelances are being "cut down" by magazine to save on budget. 17 Jun 2008
What happened to True Love Babe
True Love babe was one of the best youth magazines out there, i even had aspirations for writing for the mag one day, i still do. Just want to know if its still being published and if not why not? 11 Jun 2008
Magazines who do not hire blacks/coloureds/Indians
With Olouchi stepping forward and putting the media industry of SA under the spotlight – what exactly goes on inside magazines? 3 Apr 2008
Black cover models
Any thoughts on the "catfight" between Oluchi and GQ and Glamour? 13 Mar 2008
Do you have to have a degree to land a job at a publishing house?
I'm a fulltime Online (web) writer and freelance Journo (magazines). However, I'd love to land a fulltime job at a publishing house as a writer. I've been published by a number of well-established magazines and I'm working on a feature article for a well-known newspaper at the moment. I've tried submitting my CV for jobs at various publishing houses but I never seem to land an interview - most ask for a degree - I have a diploma and some other certificates. Surely, passion and talent should count? What am I doing wrong? 12 Nov 2007
"Voucher Copies"
What do all buyers and planners at agencies do with their magazines? 10 Oct 2007
Should all publishing houses be audited?
We all know about the recent audit of the 12 businesses of Media 24 but I think – as a member of the media and advertiser – that we work to get the ABC to do a full audit of all houses including RS&P, Associated and all concerned. 3 Oct 2007
Advice on gaining editorial experience????
Plesae offer advice on gaining editorial experience 25 Jul 2007
Magazine for SA Indian women?
All the rage and then nothing. A few weeks ago, there was a huge palaver about the non-existence of a mag for Indian women. Why was this forum met with such fervor only to fizzle out like stale Enos shortly after? 24 Jul 2007
Khanyi Dhlomo appointed new editor for Real magazine
I REALY THOUGH THAT AFTER AN MBA FROM HARVAD AND ALL HER CREDENCIALS, SHE'LL COME BACK AND BE CEO OF SOME COMPANY.THIS FOR ME IS A SHOCKER OF SHOCKERS, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHERS THINK 10 Jul 2007
A magazine for Indian women
Are SA publishing houses ever going to consider publishing a glossy for Indian women? 4 Jul 2007
Copy cat magazines
I often find the same stuff being covered in magazines - isn't this dishonest? 28 May 2007
Can magazines differentiate?
Do you agree that all magazines deal with the same topic? Will we ever see a magazine that will tackle something different? 24 May 2007
Time for a change?
I came across this opinion piece by the M&G ed abut the lack of black writers on glossy magazines. I'm also beginning to question this - surely if newspapers can get it together, magazines can? 10 Apr 2007
Missing the point
When receiving a CV for a candidate from a recruitment agency, a client assumes that his/her skills are going to be listed in order of relevance to the position. It would not seem so... 2 Mar 2007
what is happening with Truelove Magazine
i am really dissappointed with truelove magazine, i am a subscriber but i must say the content has just gone from bad to worse. the articles are just not inspiring at all 23 Jan 2007
Subscription software - a nightmare
To date we have managed our subs via Excel. As the number of publications we have increases, a-web based solution is required - ideas anyone? 1 Dec 2006
The future of magazines?
There's a new "magazine" that doesn't seem to be a magazine because it is not printed, but is on a disc (CD). Is this perhaps the future of publications? 5 Feb 2006
Dodgy celebrities
Paris Hilton, the internet sex chick on the front cover of Seventeen? 11 Apr 2005
Don't go behind your agency's back OR ELSE!!!
You have a great opportunity for a client to advertise, you sell it to the agency BUT does your agency really sell it to the client? 11 Apr 2005
Advertising rules?
Are magazines losing the plot when it comes to the REAL reason that The Consumer buys their product? 15 Feb 2005
Wegbreek ordered to change name
The Cape High Court last week ordered Wegbreek, the Afrikaans travel magazine, to change it's name and various other elements, after the publishers of veteran travel mag, Getaway took it to court for trademark infringement. Is this a classic case of brand copycat or sloppy journalism? 30 Jan 2005
