Stats, facts and all about where to watch, how to find out what you need to know in our media, on our TV screens and phones, and where to get that free coffee... Read more
All too often the rush to be first has led to content being published or broadcast without being properly fact-checked, only to turn out to be ‘fake’. Read more
Tiso Blackstar has been awarded YouTube innovation funding from the Google News Initiative, which aims to promote new ideas and strengthen newsrooms’ digital video skills around the world. Read more
South Africans looking for news in January turned to several different websites, but predictably the usual suspects featured in the top 10. Read more
When news websites appropriate news photographs as catch-all illustrations they lie to their readers and show contempt for news photographers, says Africa Check editor, Julian Rademeyer. The... Read more
Cyber bullies under fire
Independent Media recently announced steps to deal with inappropriate online comments by users on its websites. The move by its executive chairman, Dr Iqbal Survé, was prompted when one of i... Read more