, Feb. 15 -- It is also the only remaining Afrikaans daily print title in South Africa's northern region.

Beeld editor, Barnard Beukman, is well aware of the changing media landscape, for him, it offers multiple opportunities.

Appointed Beeld editor in December 2015, Beukman's media career has spanned the business side of newspapers (for 11 years) and editorial.

"The business side provided a valuable learning curve to prepare me to be an editor and to have empathy for people on the business side in tougher times," he says.

For him, the challenge facing the media is to cope with the overflow of information while distinguishing between the mundane and truly unique, quality information. "In this, I see the editor as an important link." ...