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Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

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Fatima TV Media Awards call for entries from young members of the African media

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APO Media Awards open for only two more weeks

APO Media Awards open for only two more weeks

19 Aug 2014

Traditional media can claim back its edge with innovation

Traditional media can claim back its edge with innovation

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Finalists for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014

Finalists for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014

11 Aug 2014

Free, targeted media in Kenya draws advertisers

Free, targeted media in Kenya draws advertisers

Bob Koigi 5 Aug 2014

Newspaper hopes to lure young readers by cutting political coverage

Newspaper hopes to lure young readers by cutting political coverage

Dinfin Mulupi 21 Jul 2014

Bloggers and journalists held without charge beyond 80-day deadline

Bloggers and journalists held without charge beyond 80-day deadline

17 Jul 2014

MP wants alcohol ads banned

MP wants alcohol ads banned

15 Jul 2014

Nigerian editor missing since last week

Nigerian editor missing since last week

7 Jul 2014

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Pallo Jordan 5 Jul 2014

[Cannes Lions 2014] First shortlists, first winners

[Cannes Lions 2014] First shortlists, first winners

16 Jun 2014

Call for entries: APO Media Award

Call for entries: APO Media Award

14 Jun 2014

Eskinder Nega awarded 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom

Eskinder Nega awarded 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom

10 Jun 2014

New category in 2014 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards

New category in 2014 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards

26 May 2014

Reminder: African Journalist Awards entries close 30 May

Reminder: African Journalist Awards entries close 30 May

17 May 2014

African winner in 2014 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards

African winner in 2014 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards

16 May 2014

UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR

UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR

15 May 2014

Swaziland frees detained opposition activists

Swaziland frees detained opposition activists

8 May 2014

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014 welcomes entries

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014 welcomes entries

5 May 2014

Campaign launched to fight hate speech in African media

Campaign launched to fight hate speech in African media

Eugene Kwibuka 23 Apr 2014

Times Media Group acquires 49% stake in Radio Africa

Times Media Group acquires 49% stake in Radio Africa

14 Apr 2014

Newspapers shut down by Somaliland authorities

Newspapers shut down by Somaliland authorities

9 Apr 2014

African journalist scholarship up for grabs

African journalist scholarship up for grabs

18 Mar 2014

Eleven newspapers seized in less than a week

Eleven newspapers seized in less than a week

14 Mar 2014

Have you entered the 2014 Tabbies?

Have you entered the 2014 Tabbies?

11 Mar 2014

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

27 Feb 2014

AFEX network highlights need for protection of journalists

AFEX network highlights need for protection of journalists

13 Feb 2014

Bloomberg's Africa media plan raises questions

Bloomberg's Africa media plan raises questions

Anton Harber 7 Feb 2014

Egypt to try 20 Al-Jazeera journalists

Egypt to try 20 Al-Jazeera journalists

31 Jan 2014

2014 Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to jailed Ethiopian journalist

2014 Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to jailed Ethiopian journalist

29 Jan 2014

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

15 Jan 2014

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APO Media Awards open for only two more weeks

APO Media Awards open for only two more weeks

19 Aug 2014

Traditional media can claim back its edge with innovation

Traditional media can claim back its edge with innovation

Shane Radford 14 Aug 2014

Finalists for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014

Finalists for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014

11 Aug 2014

Free, targeted media in Kenya draws advertisers

Free, targeted media in Kenya draws advertisers

Bob Koigi 5 Aug 2014

Newspaper hopes to lure young readers by cutting political coverage

Newspaper hopes to lure young readers by cutting political coverage

Dinfin Mulupi 21 Jul 2014

Bloggers and journalists held without charge beyond 80-day deadline

Bloggers and journalists held without charge beyond 80-day deadline

17 Jul 2014

MP wants alcohol ads banned

MP wants alcohol ads banned

15 Jul 2014

Nigerian editor missing since last week

Nigerian editor missing since last week

7 Jul 2014

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Pallo Jordan 5 Jul 2014

[Cannes Lions 2014] First shortlists, first winners

[Cannes Lions 2014] First shortlists, first winners

16 Jun 2014

Call for entries: APO Media Award

Call for entries: APO Media Award

14 Jun 2014

Eskinder Nega awarded 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom

Eskinder Nega awarded 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom

10 Jun 2014

New category in 2014 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards

New category in 2014 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards

26 May 2014

Reminder: African Journalist Awards entries close 30 May

Reminder: African Journalist Awards entries close 30 May

17 May 2014

African winner in 2014 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards

African winner in 2014 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards

16 May 2014

UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR

UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR

15 May 2014

Swaziland frees detained opposition activists

Swaziland frees detained opposition activists

8 May 2014

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014 welcomes entries

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014 welcomes entries

5 May 2014

Campaign launched to fight hate speech in African media

Campaign launched to fight hate speech in African media

Eugene Kwibuka 23 Apr 2014

Times Media Group acquires 49% stake in Radio Africa

Times Media Group acquires 49% stake in Radio Africa

14 Apr 2014

Newspapers shut down by Somaliland authorities

Newspapers shut down by Somaliland authorities

9 Apr 2014

African journalist scholarship up for grabs

African journalist scholarship up for grabs

18 Mar 2014

Eleven newspapers seized in less than a week

Eleven newspapers seized in less than a week

14 Mar 2014

Have you entered the 2014 Tabbies?

Have you entered the 2014 Tabbies?

11 Mar 2014

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

27 Feb 2014

AFEX network highlights need for protection of journalists

AFEX network highlights need for protection of journalists

13 Feb 2014

Bloomberg's Africa media plan raises questions

Bloomberg's Africa media plan raises questions

Anton Harber 7 Feb 2014

Egypt to try 20 Al-Jazeera journalists

Egypt to try 20 Al-Jazeera journalists

31 Jan 2014

2014 Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to jailed Ethiopian journalist

2014 Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to jailed Ethiopian journalist

29 Jan 2014

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

Cannes Lions 2014 now open for delegate registration

15 Jan 2014

Lions Health open for delegate registration: First speakers announced

Lions Health open for delegate registration: First speakers announced

13 Jan 2014

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

Inaugural Lions Health Awards now accepting entries

9 Jan 2014

Young Journalists Scholarship open for applications

Young Journalists Scholarship open for applications

7 Jan 2014

Gambia lifts ban on radio station, newspaper

Gambia lifts ban on radio station, newspaper

2 Jan 2014

70 journalists killed in 2013

70 journalists killed in 2013

31 Dec 2013

Second worst year for journalists in jail: Watchdog

Second worst year for journalists in jail: Watchdog

19 Dec 2013

Reports of Malian news portal censored by government

Reports of Malian news portal censored by government

12 Dec 2013

Harsh media law casts dark shadow on Kenya

Harsh media law casts dark shadow on Kenya

Oscar Okwaro 9 Dec 2013

Dispelling myths about newspapers

Dispelling myths about newspapers

Daya Coetzee 26 Nov 2013

Imposing one story on Africa is doing it a disservice

Imposing one story on Africa is doing it a disservice

Anton Harber 15 Nov 2013

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