Jump to content

Draft:PDBY

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Your campus news
PDBY office on the University of Pretoria campus
TypeBi-weekly newspaper
FormatTabloid, digital
SchoolUniversity of Pretoria
Editor-in-chiefCarel Willemse
EditorKirsten Minaar
Founded1939
LanguageEnglish
CityPretoria
CountrySouth Africa
Readership20 000
Websitehttps://pdby.co.za/

PDBY (previously known as Perdeby, Die Perdeby, and Die Nuwe Perdeby) is the official independent student newspaper of the University of Pretoria.[1] The newspaper was established in 1939 and serves as a development programme for students interested in journalism.[1] It is distributed digitally and in hard copy on the campuses of the university.[1] In 2024, the newspaper had bi-weekly publications with a readership of 20 000.[2]

Content

[edit]

The newspaper contains four sections: news, features, entertainment and sport.[3]

Structure

[edit]

The newspaper is managed by the Editor-in-Chief, who is also a permanent staff member of the university.[3] The remainder of the editorial are students, serving in content as well as layout, copy, multimedia, and web sections.[3]

Transformation

[edit]

Until 2013, the newspaper was bilingual, publishing content in English and Afrikaans. The newspaper moved to English only content in an attempt to broaden its readership in line with the changing demographic of the university student body. In 2018, the newspaper changed its name from the Afrikaans word "perdeby", meaning wasp, to PDBY, an acronym for Print, Digital, and Broadcast Youth media in another attempt to align to the current student demographic.[3]

Previous Editors and Editors-in-Chief

[edit]

Editors-in-Chief

[edit]

Editors

[edit]
  • 2024: Kirsten Minaar[4]
  • 2023: Katherine Weber[5]
  • 2022: Leah Rees[6]
  • 2021: Kayla Thomas[7]
  • 2020: Kayla Thomas[8]
  • 2019: Shaun Sproule[9]
  • 2018: Shaun Sproule[10]
  • 2017: Huvasan Reddy[11]
  • 2016: Michal-Maré Linden[12]
  • 2015: Michal-Maré Linden[13]
  • 2014: Maxine Twaddle[14]
  • 2013: Margeaux Erasmus[15]
  • 2012: Beyers de Vos[16]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c University of Pretoria (2024). "Student development structures - PDBY". University of Pretoria. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ PDBY (2023). "Circulation" (PDF). PDBY. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Griesel, H.; Ogude, J., eds. (2023). Ad Destinatum V1 2009-2018. Pretoria: University of Pretoria. pp. 25–487. ISBN 978-1-77592-253-7.
  4. ^ a b PDBY (10 February 2024). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b PDBY (10 March 2024). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  6. ^ a b PDBY (23 May 2022). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  7. ^ a b PDBY (6 March 2021). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  8. ^ a b PDBY (25 January 2020). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  9. ^ a b PDBY (26 January 2019). "Editorial". PDBY Media. p. 2.
  10. ^ a b Perdeby (27 January 2018). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  11. ^ a b Perdeby (3 April 2017). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  12. ^ a b Perdeby (16 January 2016). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  13. ^ a b Perdeby (17 January 2015). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  14. ^ a b Perdeby (18 January 2014). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  15. ^ a b Perdeby (26 January 2013). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.
  16. ^ a b Perdeby (21 February 2012). "Editorial". Perdeby. p. 2.