SA online media dominate Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards finalists' list

The finalists in the Wan-Ifra's 7th annual edition of the African Digital Media Awards have been announced with South African media leading the competition, with Media 24 and Daily Maverick boasting six finalists each.

4 Jul 2022

Source: © dolgachov The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

Source: © dolgachov 123rf The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

This year saw also saw record number of entries submitted. Winners will be announced live at Wan-Ifra’s virtual Digital Media Africa Conference on Tuesday, 12 July.

African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists

Best News Website or Mobile Service

Daily Maverick, South Africa
Mangeons bien, Tunisia
Nation Media Group, Kenya

Best Use of Online Video

The exclusive story of Lindani Myeni – Arena Holdings, South Africa
No room to hide: Climate change in the Cape Winelands – Food For Mzansi, South Africa
The killer cop, Rosemary Ndlovu – Tiso Blackstar, South Africa

Best Data Visualisation

Living on less than 5 dinars a day, mapping the poverty rate in Tunisia – inkyfada, Tunisia
Getting to know: Vaccines – Media24, South Africa
Out of Order – a data journalism project by News24 – Media24, South Africa

Best in Audience Engagement

TimesLIVE on TikTok – Arena Holdings, South Africa
The shift to audience-centric journalism – Daily Maverick, South Africa
Open Parly ZW – Open Parly ZW, Zimbabwe
Pulse Instagram – Pulse, Nigeria

Best Reader Revenue Initiative

Maverick Insider – Daily Maverick, South Africa
Propelling News24’s reader revenue product – Media24, South Africa
Exclusive audiobooks in Afrikaans – Netwerk24, South Africa

Best Newsletter

First Thing by John Stupart – Daily Maverick, South Africa
The Wrap – explain.co.za, South Africa
MarkLives Premium – MarkLives.com, South Africa
LIFE – a lifestyle newsletter – Media24, South Africa

Best Trust Initiative

El Kul – BBC Media Action, Tunisia
African Fact Checking Alliance – Code for Africa, South Africa
Our Burning Planet – Daily Maverick, South Africa

Best Use of Audio

What’s Crap on WhatsApp?” by Africa Check Volume and the International Fact-Checking Network – Africa Check, South Africa
Don’t Shoot the Messenger Season 3 – Daily Maverick, South Africa
My Only Story: Back to School – Media24, South Africa

Best Gen Z Initiative

Health For Mzansi – Food For Mzansi, South Africa
DIB News – Maghreb Arabe Presse (Moroccan News Agency, MAP), Morocco
Ask Yourself Podcasts – Mail & Guardian, South Africa