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Media

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

PR & Communications

Miss Universe Nigeria: When seizing the moment turns into a PR nightmare

Tlhogi Ngwato 26 Aug 2024

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Media

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Marilette Pretorius, Issued by Red & Yellow 27 Jun 2024

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Advertising

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 6 Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

4 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

Online Media

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Online Media

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 May 2024

Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

Media Freedom

#SAelections24: Initiatives to fight misinformation, provide access to reliable information launched

26 Apr 2024

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Media

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Issued by Daily Maverick 17 Apr 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

Media

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists have been announced

Media

Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists

9 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf Ronelle Bester, MD of Red Ribbon Communications, delves into some of the key PR trends anticipated to define 2024

PR & Communications

9 key PR trends for 2024

Ronelle Bester 8 Jan 2024

Social Media

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Novus Group says fake news is one of the most significant challenges of the digital age

Media Freedom

Media monitoring a shield against fake news in the digital age

9 Nov 2023

Digital

Google data: SA interest in AI at all-time high

19 Sep 2023

Media

BBC News launches BBC Verify to combat disinformation and build trust

18 May 2023

Media

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

Media

The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes

Jordan Richard Schoenherr 14 Apr 2023

Source: John Schnobrich This year’s Wan-Ifra’s Digital Media Awards Africa 2023 is lead by the South African press.

Digital

SA media takes 7 out of 8 at the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2023

13 Apr 2023

Avashnee Moodley head of marketing, Oppo South Africa, says 2023 is the year to chart a path back to solid media reporting

Media

#BizTrends2023: The year to take a long, hard look at the quality of news content

Avashnee Moodley 1 Feb 2023

War of the words: Is a robot a better writer than a human?

Marketing

War of the words: Is a robot a better writer than a human?

Sam Spiller, Issued by Clockwork 16 Jan 2023

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

Publishing

AFP joins five new hubs to fight disinformation in Europe

5 Dec 2022

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Media

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2022

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

Online Media

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

4 Jul 2022

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

Media

AMA Academy: A key resource for African journalists

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2022

PR & Communications

5 PR trends to incorporate into your 2022 planning

Jean Harkett 13 Jan 2022

Social Media

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media?

Anjana Susarla, Dam Hee Kim and Ethan Zuckerman 4 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Radio steps into a power pose

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Radio steps into a power pose

Deirdre King 18 Jan 2022

Media

AFP joins project to create code of conduct for European fact-checkers

10 Dec 2021

Media

The sad state of (new) news

Chris Botha 27 Sep 2021

Gibs Media Leadership Think Tank launch - Social media, internet shutdowns, incitement and democracy

Media

Gibs Media Leadership Think Tank launch - Social media, internet shutdowns, incitement and democracy

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 Sep 2021

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

Agro-processing

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

22 Sep 2021

#WomensMonth: Verashni Pillay on making a comeback

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Verashni Pillay on making a comeback

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Aug 2021

What is shaping culture? Conspiracy theories

Research

What is shaping culture? Conspiracy theories

Brett Rogers 29 Mar 2021

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Media

Have we forgotten how to check if it's fake news or fact?

Eve Pennington 1 Sep 2020

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Media

Stop spreading the news

Kim Furman 11 Aug 2020

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Social Media

Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER.

Media Freedom

Wan-Ifra concerned over proposed media bill threatening freedom of expression - Ukraine

14 Apr 2020

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Digital

Publisher sites news consumption soars as readers search for truth on coronavirus

Josephine Buys 3 Apr 2020

Media

BBC opens up ad space for governmental organisations

25 Mar 2020

Commuters outside Nairobi Railway Station wash their hands before entering the train station as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Public Health

Covid-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

Orkan Okan, Kristine Sørensen & Melanie Messer 23 Mar 2020

Media

Sanef creates coronavirus fact-checking page

17 Mar 2020

2 most awesome ways AI can be used to fight fake news

Media

2 most awesome ways AI can be used to fight fake news

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 24 Feb 2020

Social Media

Facebook releases '2019 Year in Review' for sub-Saharan Africa

12 Dec 2019

Meet Facebook News: its new 'dedicated place' for news in the US

Social Media

Meet Facebook News: its new 'dedicated place' for news in the US

Shereesa Moodley 28 Oct 2019

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Social Media

Facebook expands fact-checking to further countries in Africa

8 Oct 2019

HR risk management: 3 steps to screening potential employees

Talent Acquisition

HR risk management: 3 steps to screening potential employees

4 Sep 2019