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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Laughter in the time of a pandemic: why South Africans are joking about coronavirus
Almost immediately after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in South Africa, the jokes started. From memes featuring prominent ...
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Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: Why it needs closer scrutiny
Media producers and users in developing countries need to be more vigilant about foreign media support. And they need to ...
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Tough times for political journalists ahead of elections
Ugly battles between journalists, certain media houses and and political parties and their leaders have drawn a vivid picture of ...
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Revival of Afrikaans anti-apartheid paper is good news. But change is in order
For a generation of Afrikaans-speaking South Africans the relaunch of the alternative weekly Vrye Weekblad (1988-1994), brought a whiff of ...
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Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection
Bongani Siqoko deserves praise for his apology. It might sting now, but it is bound to pay off in the ...
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