When journalists lie: Mpati Commission findings expose the truth
Anyone who watched 77 witnesses give eight months’ of televised under-oath evidence at the Mpati Commission of Inquiry must have ...
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Challenging the internet’s colonial structure starts with looking to media history
Historically, many media institutions were at the service of “the colonising empire”, both in how they were modelled and used. ...
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Covid-19 prompts return to trusted mainstream news sites for information (with video)
More than a year after it began, the pandemic continues to cast a dark cloud over both public health and ...
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False story about decuplets was a low point for journalism: how to fix the damage
For a moment, the tale of a woman in Tembisa, northeast of Johannesburg, and her record-breaking '10 babies' seemed like ...
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Journalists in the era of Covid-19: learning along with their audience
The OFM News team sets the news agenda for listeners and readers in Central South Africa. Our ability to keep ...
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Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this around
Studies of news coverage from around the world have consistently found more than 70% of people seen, quoted and heard ...
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