Fifa president Sepp Blatter and World Cup local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan have been named the National Press Club's newsmakers of the year.
|||Fifa president Sepp Blatter and World Cup local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan have been named the National Press Club's newsmakers of the year.
“The 2010 Fifa World Cup was in the media almost every day in 2010 and it was on the lips of most South Africans for many months,” Press Club chairman Yusuf Abramjee said in a statement on Sunday.
The award takes into account impact, news value and media attention.
Abramjee said that, according to Monitoring SA, the world cup tournament was mentioned about 20 700 times in the South African print media, 10 300 times in broadcast media and 16 700 times on online media, at the time it was held.
Over two million tweets were recorded during the tournament. The most tweets ever recorded during a single event were at the end of the final match.
“The 2010 Fifa World Cup was the biggest support ever for any sport in the history of South Africa, Abramjee said.
“The tournament brought lots of excitement, fun and a great vibe and made us proud South Africans. Blatter and Jordaan and their teams did us proud.”
Previous newsmakers of the year award include President Jacob Zuma and former presidents FW De Klerk, Thabo Mbeki and Nelson Mandela, actress Charlize Theron, and cricketer Hansie Cronjé. - Sapa
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/2010-newsmakers-revealed-1.1021997
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