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(Image supplied) Founder of the DStv Content Creator Awards Manuela Dias De Deus, MD of communications agency, One-eyed Jack, talks about the awards' evolution

DStv Content Creators Awards' evolution

14 Jun 2024

Source: © LinkedIn Dentsu’s Carat has been appointed to Pernod Ricard's €100m EMEA media planning and buying account

Dentsu’s Carat wins Pernod Ricard's €100m EMEA media planning and buying account

7 Jun 2024

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

First 24-hour Kenyan TV business channel launches

2 Apr 2019

A Tanzanian shoe-shiner conducts his business underneath an election poster for then ruling party presidential candidate, and later president, John Magufuli, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 27, 2015. On March 28, 2019, the East African Court of Justice found that multiple sections of Tanzania's Media Services Act restrict press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania media laws violate press freedom

1 Apr 2019

An idea of what you'll find in the #ShowUs image library.

#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Deutsche Welle expands broadcast services in Ethiopia

29 Mar 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
IPSS Medical Rescue, South Africa.

Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Sports writers from around the world gather in Ghana

27 Mar 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

A woman walks in front of a picture of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, in June 2018. Authorities in the Zimbabwean city detained documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele on March 21. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Zinyange Auntony.

Zimbabwe police arrest filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele

26 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty

UN journalism fellowship applications open

25 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Journalists aim to curb human trafficking

20 Mar 2019

Mike Joubert of the Billybo Group, in action on the eCommerce Africa 2019 stage.

#ECO19: Unpack why your brand story matters before you start telling it

Leigh Andrews 20 Mar 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

Congolese police officers hold back members of the media in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 12, 2019. Journalist Steve Mwanyo Iwewe was recently fined and sentenced to one year in jail for insulting the governor of Équateur province. Credit: CPJ/Jerome Delay/AP.

Congolese journalist jailed for one year for insulting governor

18 Mar 2019

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

15 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

13 Mar 2019

2019 Media Strategy Report released

2019 Media Strategy Report released

13 Mar 2019

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

12 Mar 2019

APO chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.

Driving prosperity between Europe and Africa

12 Mar 2019

AMA journalism competition winner announced

AMA journalism competition winner announced

12 Mar 2019

Cal Fussman at the CTICC ahead of his YPO talk. Image via his .

#YPOEdge: Cal Fussman on the compelling social impact of storytelling on the long game

Leigh Andrews 11 Mar 2019

Tanzanians sit next to a tree in Dar es Salaam in 2015. Tanzanian authorities this week imposed a temporary ban on The Citizen over its reporting. Credit: CPJ/AP/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania imposes 7-day publication ban on The Citizen

11 Mar 2019

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Shereesa Moodley 11 Mar 2019

Gillette deodorant campaign '' by MediaCom Connections Tel Aviv is the most awarded campaign of 2018.

Results of Warc Media 100 announced

11 Mar 2019

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

6 Mar 2019

6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

6 Mar 2019

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An idea of what you'll find in the #ShowUs image library.

#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Deutsche Welle expands broadcast services in Ethiopia

29 Mar 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
IPSS Medical Rescue, South Africa.

Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Sports writers from around the world gather in Ghana

27 Mar 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

A woman walks in front of a picture of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, in June 2018. Authorities in the Zimbabwean city detained documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele on March 21. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Zinyange Auntony.

Zimbabwe police arrest filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele

26 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty

UN journalism fellowship applications open

25 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Journalists aim to curb human trafficking

20 Mar 2019

Mike Joubert of the Billybo Group, in action on the eCommerce Africa 2019 stage.

#ECO19: Unpack why your brand story matters before you start telling it

Leigh Andrews 20 Mar 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

Congolese police officers hold back members of the media in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 12, 2019. Journalist Steve Mwanyo Iwewe was recently fined and sentenced to one year in jail for insulting the governor of Équateur province. Credit: CPJ/Jerome Delay/AP.

Congolese journalist jailed for one year for insulting governor

18 Mar 2019

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

15 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

13 Mar 2019

2019 Media Strategy Report released

2019 Media Strategy Report released

13 Mar 2019

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

12 Mar 2019

APO chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.

Driving prosperity between Europe and Africa

12 Mar 2019

AMA journalism competition winner announced

AMA journalism competition winner announced

12 Mar 2019

Cal Fussman at the CTICC ahead of his YPO talk. Image via his .

#YPOEdge: Cal Fussman on the compelling social impact of storytelling on the long game

Leigh Andrews 11 Mar 2019

Tanzanians sit next to a tree in Dar es Salaam in 2015. Tanzanian authorities this week imposed a temporary ban on The Citizen over its reporting. Credit: CPJ/AP/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania imposes 7-day publication ban on The Citizen

11 Mar 2019

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Shereesa Moodley 11 Mar 2019

Gillette deodorant campaign '' by MediaCom Connections Tel Aviv is the most awarded campaign of 2018.

Results of Warc Media 100 announced

11 Mar 2019

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

6 Mar 2019

6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

6 Mar 2019

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.

Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan finally free

5 Mar 2019

TV series, High Rollers.

Taking Africa's content to the world

5 Mar 2019

Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, on the set of her film, Rafiki.

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

A man reads a newspaper in a street in N'Djamena, Chad, on April 12, 2016. A publisher was recently handed a suspended jail term in a defamation suit involving the president's brother. Credit: CPJ/cIssouf Sanogo/AFP.

Censure for critical reporting of Chad President's family

26 Feb 2019

TheConversation.com

How metrics are changing editorial decisions in African newsrooms

Dr Admire Mare and Dumisani Moyo 20 Feb 2019

Roundtable participants discussing industry issues in Cape Town last week.

Can broadcast media disrupt traditional buying structures to accommodate startup businesses?

Irina Herf 18 Feb 2019

FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).

How Liberia's press is faring under Weah presidency

Angela Quintal 18 Feb 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019

A traffic policewoman pictured in Yaoundé in October 2018. A journalist was attacked outside his home in the city on January 31. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.

Cameroon Web reporter attacked with knife outside his home

15 Feb 2019

Ugandan journalists sit outside the office of the Daily Monitor, which was closed by armed police. The Monitor's website was recently ordered to suspend publication over a regulatory dispute. (Isaac Kasamani/AFP)

Uganda regulator threatens news website

14 Feb 2019

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Akua Gyekye 13 Feb 2019

Egyptian Images from Australia

Egyptian Images from Australia

13 Feb 2019

SADC media competition launches

SADC media competition launches

13 Feb 2019