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Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - InstagramMark Baldwin

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

By Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

SA leads Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 winners list

7 Apr 2025

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Reporters from independent Egyptian news outlet referred to trial

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Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

Koo Govender: PGA's first female CEO

7 Feb 2023

Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

Google: Making ad platforms safe for users, advertisers, and publishers in Africa

20 Jan 2023

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Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Image supplied. All the Sanlam financial journalism award winners

All Sanlam financial journalism awards winners

15 Aug 2022

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The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Source: © dolgachov The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

SA online media dominate Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards finalists' list

4 Jul 2022

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Nigeria to regulate online platforms

15 Jun 2022

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Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety, merging content and commerce

14 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022

Rocketseed named a 2022 Top Email Signature Performer by SourceForge

Rocketseed named a 2022 Top Email Signature Performer by SourceForge

Rocketseed 3 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Building the next generation of African media brands

#AfricaMonth: Building the next generation of African media brands

Evan-Lee Courie 16 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

11 Apr 2022

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

Source: © africanarguments Developing journalism skills on the continent is a key priority for the newly launched AMA Academy

AMA Academy: A key resource for African journalists

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2022

Ubuntuland: Africa's first metaverse marketplace launches

Danette Breitenbach 1 Mar 2022

APO Group upgrades analytics platform for monitoring of press releases in Africa

APO Group upgrades analytics platform for monitoring of press releases in Africa

APO Group 1 Mar 2022

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Are digital platforms eating (good) journalism's lunch?

Danette Breitenbach 4 Feb 2022

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Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

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2022 Tabbies open for submissions

10 Jan 2022

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$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Source: TBWA in Times Square, New York

TBWA named Adweek Global Agency of 2021

7 Dec 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Coca-Cola brings 'Real Magic' in first new campaign since 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Coca-Cola brings 'Real Magic' in first new campaign since 2016

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Nov 2021

#LetsTalkDigital: The Convergence of Creative and Media: Ryan Sauer, King James Group

#LetsTalkDigital: The Convergence of Creative and Media: Ryan Sauer, King James Group

11 Nov 2021

Where your backstory is a front page story

Where your backstory is a front page story

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How to align your brand with purpose-driven consumers

2 Nov 2021

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Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

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