BotSlayer is aimed at helping journalists and the general public spot automated social media campaigns while they are happening. Read more
If our intention is for the search of truth and for a solution to the problem, we need to embrace ‘I don’t know’ so that we create the space for curiosity to flourish and for an honest inves... Read more
While digital content spread with malicious intent and political polarisation make “the media” seem untrustworthy, credible journalists are enjoying growing confidence. Read more
In the run up to the 8 May elections, the lines between spin, bias, propaganda, misinformation and disinformation will be muddied and in many cases obliterated. Read more
Google is deploying some of its vast resources to train political parties, journalists and editors [in South Africa] how to spot and fight fake news, part of a $300 million international ini... Read more
When the editor of the Sunday Times in South Africa, Bongani Siqoko, published an apology in the newspaper earlier this month he surely set a new precedent in the country’s journalism. The a... Read more
