WhatsApp hysteria: Y2K all over again?
Social media in South Africa has been awash with panic, conspiracy theories and mass account deletions ever since it became ...
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Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa
Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were ...
Read moreDetailsSocially antisocial: The impact of COVID-19 on social media consumption
There is an ancient Chinese curse that says, “May you live in interesting times”. This has certainly rung true in ...
Read moreDetailsThe Lockdown Chronicles #6: Walking with Nietzsche and New Balance
One of the methods traditionally used to highlight the distribution and market viability of haves and have-nots is socio-economic segmentation ...
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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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Digital news and revenue challenges and trends unpacked
With digital revenue generation continuing to be a challenge for many news publishers, WAN-IFRA sought to provide some case studies ...
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