Chart History

Flood of bad news erodes BP's value

BP’s oil spill dominated business coverage in U.S. TV news: BP accounted for almost 30% of all reports about companies from March onwards. 78% of all reports about BP were negative. No surprise that the company lost half of its worth in that time.

Terrorism fears lower expectation pre-Cup

After the World Cup draw in December the media changed their reporting tone due to terrorism fears and the lower than expected international sales. The latter also affected reporting on the hospitality sector.

BEE Not On The Corporate Agenda

Despite Zuma’s administration identifying the need to ‘redefine’ the meaning of Black Economic Empowerment so that it begins benefitting people at grass-roots level, BEE as a corporate issue has gradually been receiving less media coverage.

Energy prices... a growing burden for SA companies

The impact of energy prices, especially companies, has been increasingly negative, particularly after surges in electricity and petrol prices forced several SA businesses to cut back on production or employment.

Cautiously optimistic: SA media's present and future economic outlook

As the recession blues seem to subside, future forecasts of the economy improved. IT, Retail and Bharti's expected deal with MTN lifted the spirits. in the third quarter.