Why it’s so difficult to take social media outrage at face value
The Guptabot network of accounts relentlessly attacked critics of the Zuma regime and the Gupta family (including journalists and opposition ...
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Seven days on Twitter: ‘Hello literally everyone, let’s #GoSailing
A 7-Day Acumen Media Report by Tonya Khoury. It’s not often I start the weekly report with an international story ...
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Seven days on Twitter: Sexwale vs Ramaphosa, billionaire vs billionaire
Last week I spoke about it being #ElectionTime soon, and this week, you’d be daft to have missed the #ElectionKickOff, ...
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WATCH: The four dynamics shaping South African politics in 2021… and how the media fits in
Data scientist Superlinear has analysed Twitter action to show what's happening in SA politics... and how the media fits in.
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Jacques Pauw didn’t merely ruin his reputation, he dealt another blow to media credibility
Jacques Pauw hasn’t just caused potentially great harm to those in the story, he has also destroyed his own credibility ...
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