On Women’s Day, what we need is love (but not the kind you think)
Women’s Day in South Africa is a commemoration of the 1956 women’s march, but it now a commercialised bunfight. Perhaps we need to look at it another way?
Copyright: What it is, why it is important
There’s one golden rule about pictures you see on the Internet: don’t download them unless you know what you are doing. Here’s a quick guide to copyright…
From truth to ego: Effective journalism in the digital age
What does being an effective journalist mean in the digital age? And what do journalists need to do to be effective?
Press freedom is all very well, but where’s the business model?
We have no press freedom until we have a sustainable way to pay journalists (and sub-editors and fact-checkers).
Two years on: My business gets a rebranding
Running a small business does not mean you have to do everything yourself – it means taking your time, figuring out your direction and then spending money smartly to move yourself forward.
Blogging 101: Just make a content plan
It is now three and half months since I last wrote a blog post. In spite of my undoubted time management skills and all I have learned about being a freelancer, it seems I still have a long way to go.
Project management for beginners
A long time ago I did a four-day project management course at the Graduate School of Business in Cape Town. At the time I was on the staff at a large news website, and working with technical teams in various aspects of changing or launching websites. Project management was happening all around me. These days, I am project managing the production of a book for a local publisher, and glad of the skills I have gained over the…