Journalism is not a crime... - 31 Aug 2015By Leigh AndrewsAfter months of retrials and public protests, the Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt have been sentenced to three years in prison. Mohammed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohammed were accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. The outcome of the trial has resulted in global outcry towards the state of media freedom in the north African country. Musa Msane says the introduction of the Service Design category at the Loeries this year was one good thing that came out of the awards. New job titles are creeping into the industry, especially in social media-related jobs. But is it wise to have young tech-savvy employees representing a brand online? Hein Koen dives deep into Africa's invisible sector: SIM management. He says one of the factors driving the adoption of prepaid across the continent is the growing number of machine-to-machine (M2M) connections... Bizcommunity has partnered with Millward Brown to conduct 'Insights2020 - Driving Customer-Centric Growth' - aimed at helping business leaders decode how insights and analytics can help drive business growth. Click here to complete the research questionnaire and gain exclusive access to findings and recommendations. | Leigh Andrews
Andrews was on the inaugural Marketer of the Year (MOTY) jury for the 2019 Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) as well as an #Inspiring50 2018 nominee herself, and judged over 500 entries for the most recent Epica Awards - the only creative prize awarded by journalists working for marketing and communications magazines around the world. She's also serving on the IAB (SA)'s #Bookmarks2020 Publisher panel. Responsible for keeping a finger on the pulse of the latest happenings in the marketing and media industry, this is an almost 24/7 role that involves keeping one eye on your inbox with the other on your social media feed, to write breaking news stories and interviewing key people in the B2B space. All made easier by 13 years of working for companies such as Microsoft, Kagiso Media, Fleet Street Publications, the Mail & Guardian Online, Caxton Community Newspapers and Newsclip's media, marketing and PR publications. |
