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Washington Post faces backlash as Bezos ends presidential endorsements to restore trust

30 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Media coverage of Africa has always been dominated by narratives of disease, poverty, conflict and political instability

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Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Wallace Chuma, University of Cape Town and Trust Matsilele, Birmingham City University 12 Sep 2024

Media

Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline − like this one

David Markowitz, Hillary Shulman and Todd Rogers 27 Aug 2024

Social Media

TikTok wants creators to start posting horizontal videos

9 Feb 2024

LG’s commitment to innovation is recognised with numerous awards at CES 2024

Technology

LG’s commitment to innovation is recognised with numerous awards at CES 2024

Issued by LG Electronics 31 Jan 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

Source: SABC Iconic South African photojournalist, Dr Peter Magubane has passed away

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Iconic South African photojournalist Dr Peter Magubane passes away

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2024

Image supplied. The Wan-ifra's Best Practice in Innovation report features best practice case studies from Nigeria and South Africa

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Wan-Ifra's Best practice in digital innovation report includes Nigeria and SA case studies

28 Dec 2023

Social Media

Lineker-BBC row: survey shows how different outlets approach their staff's social media presence

Kelly Fincham 20 Mar 2023

Source © Content Studio How easy is AI-generated content to spot? A study says it is quite easy

Media

AI-generated content for publications can be risky says study

26 Jan 2023

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Media

Musk suspends prominent journalists

19 Dec 2022

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Services

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Erik Gordon 1 Nov 2022

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Publishing

World News Day to be commemorated across the world

26 Sep 2022

Media

BuzzFeed, Bloomberg hiring while others downsize

4 Aug 2022

Why TikTok is a must for marketers

Marketing & Media

Why TikTok is a must for marketers

Pieter Groenewald 12 Apr 2022

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Social Media

Elon Musk becomes Twitter's largest shareholder

6 Apr 2022

The ads have eyes - is surveillance advertising worth the risk?

Advertising

The ads have eyes - is surveillance advertising worth the risk?

Tracy Branfield, Issued by Clockwork 30 Mar 2022

Online Media

New slogan reflects era of trust for News24

16 Mar 2022

#BehindtheMask: Marius Greeff, founder and director of Turn Left Media

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheMask: Marius Greeff, founder and director of Turn Left Media

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Feb 2022

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Social Media

2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

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Digital

Wan-Ifra 2021 announces Digital Media Awards Worldwide

1 Dec 2021

Entries to Annual Webby Awards open

Media

Entries to Annual Webby Awards open

16 Sep 2021

TV

Beyond the ratings, NBC's Olympics telecast showed video's future

Michael J. Socolow 12 Aug 2021

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

D&AD Awards

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

27 May 2021

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 430 Pencils across Craft, Next, Advertising, Side Hustle and Collaborative

D&AD Awards

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 430 Pencils across Craft, Next, Advertising, Side Hustle and Collaborative

26 May 2021

Celebrate Africa Day by exploring the continent's rich film history on Showmax

Streaming

Celebrate Africa Day by exploring the continent's rich film history on Showmax

Issued by Showmax 21 May 2021

NYF's Radio Awards appoints Jennie Caltaldo, Helen Shaw, Carole Zimmer to advisory board

Radio & Audio

NYF's Radio Awards appoints Jennie Caltaldo, Helen Shaw, Carole Zimmer to advisory board

22 Apr 2021

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

Media

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

24 Feb 2021

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

E-commerce

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

3 Feb 2021

#BizTrends2021: Ndeye Diagne: How Gen Z is building a better Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Ndeye Diagne: How Gen Z is building a better Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Jan 2021

Media

Wan-Ifra joins the Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership

5 Jan 2021

African films and series that made waves internationally in 2020

Film

African films and series that made waves internationally in 2020

Issued by Showmax 15 Dec 2020

Press Gazette reveals Top 50 news media companies in the world

Media

Press Gazette reveals Top 50 news media companies in the world

4 Dec 2020

The 14 best international series on Showmax this October

Streaming

The 14 best international series on Showmax this October

Issued by Showmax 9 Oct 2020

#Emmys2020: Stream the winners of 34 awards on Showmax

Streaming

#Emmys2020: Stream the winners of 34 awards on Showmax

Issued by Showmax 21 Sep 2020

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Streaming

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Issued by Showmax 27 Aug 2020

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Research

Trusted media yields better results for advertisers during Covid-19 [report]

30 Jul 2020

The death of the open-plan office? Not quite, but a revolution is in the air

Interior Design

The death of the open-plan office? Not quite, but a revolution is in the air

Andrew Wallace 22 Jun 2020

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

Film

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

15 Jun 2020

Finalists announced for global ADC 99th Annual Awards

The One Club for Creativity

Finalists announced for global ADC 99th Annual Awards

21 Apr 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER.

Media Freedom

Wan-Ifra concerned over proposed media bill threatening freedom of expression - Ukraine

14 Apr 2020

NYF announces 2020 Radio Awards finalists, with two SA entries

Radio & Audio

NYF announces 2020 Radio Awards finalists, with two SA entries

19 Mar 2020

Everything on Showmax in March

Streaming

Everything on Showmax in March

Issued by Showmax 11 Mar 2020

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

CSI & Philanthropy

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

Heather Alberro 3 Mar 2020

Newspapers

Washington Post suspends journo for posting an article about Kobe Bryant's rape case

28 Jan 2020

Journalist Nazli Ilicak is embraced after her release from prison in Istanbul in November 2019, after a court ordered her free on time served at a retrial. Two of her colleagues remain in prison on terrorism related charges, among the 47 journalists jailed in Turkey. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir.

Media Freedom

The world's worst jailers of journalists

Elana Beiser 11 Dec 2019

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Research

The role of readers-first newsrooms and why trust is key in reader revenue [report]

22 Nov 2019

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Marketing

World Media Group survey identifies activism as key campaign benefit

7 Nov 2019

Hamza Idris (left), an editor with the Daily Trust newspaper, sits with colleague Hussaini Garba Mohammed in their office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in February 2019. The office was raided in January by the military, who seized 24 computers. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Media Freedom

Nigerian military targeted journalists' phones, computers with "forensic search" for sources

Jonathan Rozen 30 Oct 2019