Kanthan Pillay on the future of news media

Solutions With David Ansara

English - April 10, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The news media in South Africa is under considerable financial and operational pressure. This is mostly due to the wave of digital disruption, which has shaken the very foundations of the industry.

How do we access credible and trustworthy sources of information in this environment? In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with journalist and commentator, Kanthan Pillay, about the future of news media.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:51) Kanthan Pillay on his career in journalism

(06:17) Kanthan Pillay on the evolution of SA media

(13:53) Kanthan Pillay on the brain drain in SA media

(24:56) Kanthan Pillay on SA's reading culture

(27:50) Kanthan Pillay on the Afrikaans media

(32:11) Kanthan Pillay on the credibility of traditional media

(41:05) Kanthan Pillay on improving your media consumption

(51:38) Kanthan Pillay on the future of the media

(57:44) Conclusion

LINKS:

Kanthan's website: https://kanthanpillay.com/