By Harriet Anena The African media industry must work hard to restore its reputation and integrity, Mr Trevor Ncube, a leading media entrepreneur on the continent, has said. “We have broken the trust that the public had in us,” he said. “Our reputation, good people, is in Intensive Care Unit.” Mr Ncube was speaking on […]
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By Harriet Anena The media industry, especially the newspaper, is “under siege” from so many fronts including technology, changing consumption habits, and a generational shift, a leading African media entrepreneur has said. Mr Trevor Ncube, who owns the Mail & Guardian in South Africa as well as Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of four newspaper titles […]
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It’s a real pleasure for me to join you this morning at this beautiful venue. Kampala is one of the most vibrant cities on the African continent, and by taking its pulse one can tell the health of mother Africa. It is always a great thrill for me to meet other media professionals from the […]
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This article was first published in Chimp Reports. Print media entrepreneurs have been urged to embrace the social media platforms Twitter and Facebook among others to grow their revenues “instead of looking at new media as a threat.” With increased access to online media content in Africa eating into print revenues, there have been concerns […]
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This article was first published in Daily Monitor. Kampala- Leaders staying in power for long is detrimental to people’s basic freedoms and the development of institutions, a renowned Zimbabwean media entrepreneur and publisher has said. Speaking during a public lecture yesterday, Mr Trevor Ncube, the owner of the South Africa-based Mail & Guardian media group, […]
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