How South Africa’s newsrooms are dealing with reporting on coronavirus
Journalists are listed as essential workers during South Africa’s lockdown. As such, reporters are working among all South Africans and ...
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Coronavirus: 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis
A foundational element of media literacy in the digital era is striking an appropriate balance between news consumption and other ...
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Lockdown: why the media provides a critical service in times of crisis
Now is the time to support ethical, expert reporting as we face the consequences of the rapidly spreading pandemic.
Read moreDetailsCOVID-19 highlights the relevance of traditional mass media
The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated very clearly the importance and reliability of traditional mass media, while showing up the flaws ...
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Fake news alert: Independent Media’s ombudsman has left the building
Independent Media does not belong to either the Press Council or the SA National Editors Forum, leaving no recourse for ...
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You can join the effort to expose Twitter bots
BotSlayer is aimed at helping journalists and the general public spot automated social media campaigns while they are happening.
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