#AfricaCom: 'Don't die with your idea'
Africa Video Forum, AfricaCom 2018.</span>The Africa Video Forum at #AfricaCom 2018, this year grappled with funding models for original content on the continent and the disruption that mobile...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on scourge of 'fake' news in Africa
©sebastien decoret via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Concerns about "fake news" have dominated discussions about the relationship between the media and politics in the developed world in recent...
View ArticleAfrica's women sports writers receive support
Group photo of the resource personalities at the sports journalists seminar.</span>The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) and International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Africa held a...
View ArticleFreedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist
Josephine Achiro Fortelo.</span>Braving intimidation and violent attacks is the norm for journalists working in South Sudan and Josephine Achiro Fortelo, a radio journalist from South Sudan, has...
View ArticleNew APO CEO to take group global
Lionel Reina, chief executive officer, APO Group.</span>A new CEO for the APO Group heralds a global expansion for the group, one of the largest media and communications powerhouses on the...
View ArticleExpanding knowledge on Africa through the Wikimedia movement
Orelie Kabeya and Exauce Kabeya with Wikifundi 2.0. Photographer: Isla Haddow-Flood.</span>Wikimedia has pledged to close the gap in African content as part of their global movement strategy...
View Article#AfricaCom: 'Don't die with your idea'
Africa Video Forum, AfricaCom 2018.</span>The Africa Video Forum at #AfricaCom 2018, this year grappled with funding models for original content on the continent and the disruption that mobile...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on scourge of 'fake' news in Africa
©sebastien decoret via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Concerns about "fake news" have dominated discussions about the relationship between the media and politics in the developed world in recent...
View ArticleAfrica's women sports writers receive support
Group photo of the resource personalities at the sports journalists seminar.</span>The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) and International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Africa held a...
View ArticleFreedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist
Josephine Achiro Fortelo.</span>Braving intimidation and violent attacks is the norm for journalists working in South Sudan and Josephine Achiro Fortelo, a radio journalist from South Sudan, has...
View ArticleNew APO CEO to take group global
Lionel Reina, chief executive officer, APO Group.</span>A new CEO for the APO Group heralds a global expansion for the group, one of the largest media and communications powerhouses on the...
View ArticleExpanding knowledge on Africa through the Wikimedia movement
Orelie Kabeya and Exauce Kabeya with Wikifundi 2.0. Photographer: Isla Haddow-Flood.</span>Wikimedia has pledged to close the gap in African content as part of their global movement strategy...
View Article87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry...
© rawpixel via [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]].</span>A poll released by Sweet Spot PR, a creative agency that specialises in data-driven content, asked journalists about the status quo of their...
View ArticleHow new media platforms have become powerful across Africa
© Kaspars Grinvalds via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Online platforms have become an important site for political and social engagement. On the one hand they have been praised for their...
View ArticleHundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds
© alexlmx via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>For the third consecutive year, at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to...
View ArticleNdalo Media no more, come 2019
Image via Ndalo Media on [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZfKZXlSn_/ Instagram]].</span>NEWSWATCH: News has broken that Khanyi Dhlomo's Ndalo Media will shut its doors for good on 31 January 2019,...
View Article#BestofBiz 2018: Marketing & Media Africa
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2018 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read...
View Article4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment
© Sven Scheuermeier via [[www.unsplash.com Unsplash.com]].</span>With ever-changing consumer demands, the media and entertainment sector moves quickly. To keep up with this fast-paced energy,...
View ArticleNew digital publishing platform for Pulse
LAGOS, Nigeria - African publisher, Pulse, has migrated to a new publishing system to reach readers in Africa and in the African diaspora worldwide.Read more... | Send to a friend
View ArticleNumber of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles
© wasan gredpree via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>At least 53 journalists were killed on the job last year, 34 of whom were targeted for murder in reprisal for their work, the Committee to...
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