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5 months ago
in A scary look at the impact of inflation on Justin Hartman
I say read it online :-) (Although I usually go out and buy it on a Saturday night on a street corner)...
7 months ago
in Man from Discovery wanted to shoot my son on Justin Hartman
Nice story - hard luck about 'no free medical aid' :)
8 months ago
in SA Blog Awards, WTF? on Justin Hartman
Although I think there can be vast improvement to many media awards in the tech space, the Blog awards and any other similar accolades does serve the purpose of promoting the industry. I think many people – including me on many occasions – make the mistake to assume that the purpose of awards is always to discover and reward the best in its field. This is only partly true…
To truly reward the best in the industry – in whatever field – is such a complex task that one should not expect this to easily happen. Even with mainstream awards – like the Telkom journalist of the Year awards – many problems occur and controversial choices are made.
I personally think that any awards process should involve readers, writers and industry experts – assuming that there is a large enough user base. With limited resources this is not possible, which is why many of the top blogs and podcasts are absent. This however does not mean that the awards are useless – just less accurate than what it can be. The question really is how inaccurate…here I can not judge…
To truly reward the best in the industry – in whatever field – is such a complex task that one should not expect this to easily happen. Even with mainstream awards – like the Telkom journalist of the Year awards – many problems occur and controversial choices are made.
I personally think that any awards process should involve readers, writers and industry experts – assuming that there is a large enough user base. With limited resources this is not possible, which is why many of the top blogs and podcasts are absent. This however does not mean that the awards are useless – just less accurate than what it can be. The question really is how inaccurate…here I can not judge…