The media often conflates malicious criticism with genuine critique: why it shouldn’t
News media sector representatives, journalists and editors often respond to criticism of the press with assertions that the freedom and ...
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Cultural factors are behind disinformation pandemic: why this matters
To fight the coronavirus infodemic, we need to understand how misinformation spreads in particular host environments. This requires a study ...
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How fake accounts manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people ...
Read moreDetailsCOVID-19 causing stress? The importance of managing your social media intake
No. You don’t have any control over the current pandemic afflicting the globe. But that doesn’t mean that COVID-19 should ...
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Gloomy picture of state of journalism in Africa
This year on 3 May, the world marked World Press Freedom Day against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Things ...
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Mass media after COVID-19 should be a lot more trustworthy
Government has gone to extraordinary lengths practically every day to hold media briefings on a variety of aspects of its ...
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