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Cultural factors are behind disinformation pandemic: why this matters

Posted By: Herman Wassermanon: July 06, 2020In: Press

To fight the coronavirus infodemic, we need to understand how misinformation spreads in particular host environments. This requires a study of culture, context and lived experience of media... Read more

Good ‘MoJo’ journalism set to frame the future

Posted By: Lucinda Jordaanon: June 02, 2020In: Press

The medium is not quite the message – the message is the message. But the tools to spread that message are making it a whole lot easier. Read more

Review: herri is a rare new arts and culture journal from South Africa

Posted By: Stephanie Voson: May 25, 2020In: Magazines

How does one rethink the arts journal – a publication of cultural reviews and essays – in the age of the internet and decolonisation? herri...responds with vigour to both challenges. Read more

Caxton receiving significant interest in magazine titles on offer

Posted By: Glenda Nevillon: May 08, 2020In: Magazines

Caxton has received significant interest from parties interested in buying titles up for grabs after its board announced its decision to close its entire magazine division earlier this week. Read more

South African publishing industry reels over news of AMP’s closure

Posted By: Josephine Buyson: May 07, 2020In: Magazines

It was with a heavy heart that I heard these difficult words: Associated Media Publishing (AMP) had just announced its closure. COVID-19 and its side-effects has taken one of our very best a... Read more