Blog – Page 9 – Gareth Cliff

Oct 9, 2017

Where are all the Good Ideas?

These days it’s hard to find the good stuff. Everything in the mainstream media is such low hanging fruit that it’s all superficial, celebrity-centred sex and […]

Aug 11, 2017

Crisis of Confidence

Another exciting week in South Africa, right? I know what you’re thinking and you’re wrong. We’re not the most messed up country on earth. Sure, […]

Jul 31, 2017

In defence of sound:

Hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear. If you are not hearing-impaired, hearing simply happens. Listening, however, is something you consciously […]

Jun 29, 2017

‘Hear’ and Now

Someone once said to me sarcastically that “anyone and their dog could start a podcast”. I thought that was a good observation, even if it […]

Jun 20, 2017

The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum – Bonn, 19 June 2017

It was a pertinent week for me to find myself in Bonn. For three days before I arrived at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, […]

Apr 18, 2017

What Will Replace Reading?

For the last 100-500 years (depending on what part of the world you’re from), reading and writing have been upheld as the best means of […]

Apr 3, 2017

2017 – The Year of the Podcast

South Africa isn’t “on the brink” of a digital revolution – and the tipping point isn’t some mystical moment – some exact date and time when […]

Mar 27, 2017

Distractions

We live in such a fascinating country. Not one single person, if you take the trouble to get to know them, is one-dimensional. This morning I […]