Posted on October 15, 2010, 2:54 pm, by Craig Silverman, under
Regret Articles.
Ah, earnings season. CFOs reach for their lucky pen, belt, shoes or other good luck charm. Investor relations teams prepare to highlight the good and mitigate the bad. And if you listen closely, you can hear conference call lines being initiated all over the country. Reporting on corporate earnings leaves a journalist open to committing [...]
Posted on February 18, 2008, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under
Newspapers.
IN THE Weekender’s front page report of 9 February 2008, entitled “Farmworkers were ‘moved to make way for ponies’ in Plett”, a number of inaccurate and untrue statements were made of and concerning Mr Clifford Elphick, and the Company, Gem Diamonds Limited, listed on the London Stock Exchange. The article confused Letseng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd, [...]