Happy 2012! - 9 Jan 2012By Evan-Lee Courie2012 has arrived! It feels like just yesterday I was writing my last editorial column of the year wishing you a safe and wonderful festive season. I do trust that you had just that! So it's back to the grind as many of us return to our respective workplaces in drips and drabs. Here at Bizcommunity, we're going at full throttle today as most of our staff report back to work. I can assure you that there are exciting times ahead in the marketing and media industry. Look out for the 2012 Biz Trends initiative which will be running until the end of January. News that you might have missed: Algeria's government adopts controversial media law; according to MISA, media conditions in Malawi worsens in 2011; Reporters Without Borders reports that 66 reporters were killed worldwide in 2011; in Gabon, authorities suspend opposition media outlets and Project Inspire Africa premiered in Uganda. Here's to the start of a great new year! Evan-Lee Courie (@evan1985) Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to moc.ytinummoczib@swenacirfa and opinion pieces to moc.ytinummoczib@acirfa-srotubirtnoc, also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter @Bizcommunity and join our Facebook page. | Evan-Lee Courie
Evan-Lee Courie is the former Editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity.com. He has completed a BA in English Literature and Communication Science through UNISA and completed several online courses through UCT /GetSmarter including Internet Marketing, PhotoShop and Social Media. At the end of 2015, he embarked on a journey to South Korea to teach English as a Foreign Language to young learners and returned to Cape Town, South Africa in 2017. He returned to Bizcommunity.com in August 2018 as Group Editor for the ITC, Automotive and Logistics portals. In August 2019, he launched the Entrepreneurship news portal at Bizcommunity. In November 2020, he was appointed as Editor: Marketing & Media |
