Tabloid newspapers are seen as sensationalist – but Daily Sun flipped that script during Covid-19
Contrary to what might have been expected by its critics, we found that the Daily Sun's coverage was contextually relevant ...
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Media literacy education in SA can help combat fake news
Online platforms are replete with examples of false information – from WhatsApp messages punting some miraculous cure for Covid-19, to ...
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Lessons from the global South on how to counter harmful information
Combining verification skills with journalistic training, and inculcating ethical values recognises that encouraging good, ethical conduct is essential to eliminating ...
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South African front-page stories about Covid-19 were sensationalist and unhelpful
The ways in which the media report on a national and global health emergency could have implications for how society ...
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Social media users in South Africa and Kenya trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes
If organisations and fact checkers know what factors motivate people to consume and share disinformation, they can develop interventions better ...
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Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed
A recent report by an independent panel on the ethics and credibility of South Africa’s news media makes for worrying ...
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