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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

How fake accounts manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it

Posted By: Jeanna Matthewson: June 26, 2020In: Digital

Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people of interest. But anyone on social media these days knows it’s incr... Read more

COVID-19 causing stress? The importance of managing your social media intake

Posted By: TMO Adson: May 12, 2020In: Digital, Partner Content

[PARTNER CONTENT] No. You don’t have any control over the current pandemic afflicting the globe. But that doesn’t mean that COVID-19 should take over everything in our life. Read more

Gloomy picture of state of journalism in Africa

Posted By: Glenda Danielson: May 04, 2020In: Press

This year on 3 May, the world marked World Press Freedom Day against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Things aren't looking rosy in Africa. Read more

Mass media after COVID-19 should be a lot more trustworthy

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: April 23, 2020In: Press

Government has gone to extraordinary lengths practically every day to hold media briefings on a variety of aspects of its response to the virus. Read more

PAMS 2019 reveals a number of firsts for South Africa’s media research industry

Posted By: TMO Reporteron: April 17, 2020In: Research

The Publisher Audience Measurement Survey 2019 results, released last week, came at a time where trust in media brands has never been more important. Read more