Pretoria, 15 January 2014. Effective communication around sound policy decisions by the SA banking industry in past years has seen global media restore their confidence for them than what has been seen for their Western counterparts, where the impact of the global trust meltdown remains pertinent.

South Africa banking industry has displayed the soundness of its business policy and profitability in times of crises, thereby receiving a positive reception by their local media in 2013. ...

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January 22, 2014. Davos, Switzerland - In 2013, the share of content from leading think tanks focused on the U.S. dropped by 18%, indicating recognition that power shifts are likely in the near-to-medium future. Meanwhile, the European parliament continues to have a more positive image in the media than national politicians, and India is facing a severe crisis.

In light of this, opinion-leaders increasingly view the future as likely to be defined by “smart alliances” as opposed ...

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January 21, 2014. Davos, Switzerland – With the image of banks at an all-time low, the industry is currently viewed with the same levels of negativity as organized crime, terrorism, and dictatorship, according to new research from Media Tenor International. This level of negativity, unseen in Media Tenor’s 20 years of research across all industries, positions banks as posing a greater societal risk than nuclear power or tobacco, stepping up pressure on regulatory bodies and central bank...

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Pretoria, 13 December 2013: Despite South Africa’s commitment to climate change and green initiatives such as the hosting of the WINDaba in 2013 and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), research on media coverage relating to energy conservation and renewable energy seems to convey a message of disinterest from the public and private sphere.

Research shows that energy issues are losing volume of coverage, which raises the question whether this could b...

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December 18, 2013. New York -- Around the world, primetime TV news continues to frame migrants and minorities as subjects of negativity and conflict, perpetuating stereotypes and hindering understanding, according to new research from Media Tenor International. In the U.K., for example, Media Tenor found that over half of all reports on minorities were negative, while almost no coverage was positive. Additionally, across TV news in the U.S., Canada, Switzerland, and the U.K. coverage of Mus...

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