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Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

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Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

Source: © Twitter Yesterday 15 April Daily Maverick shut down

#DMShutdown: Daily Maverick - Why we did it

16 Apr 2024

Source: © The Fix Daily Maverick has shut down. For today, 15 April 2024. Styli Charalambous, CEO of the Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick has shut down

Daily Maverick 15 Apr 2024

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#MDPMI: Open AI's ChatGPT surprises founders with mass adoption

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Mar 2024

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Detained Congolese journalist Bujakera has been freed, lawyer says

Bate Felix 20 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

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Global news leaders sign open letter in support of journalists in Gaza

6 Mar 2024

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Ethiopian police release French journalist after a week, employer says

Urvi Dugar and Akanksha Khushi 1 Mar 2024

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Congolese journalist denied provisional release after months in detention

Ange Kasongo, Nellie Peyton and Bate Felix 29 Feb 2024

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Icasa revises political advertisement regulations for upcoming elections

28 Feb 2024

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Indian journalist pays 'price for doing his work' in violent attack

26 Feb 2024

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Ethiopian police arrest French journalist, employer says

Giulia Paravicini 26 Feb 2024

Experience Daily Maverick Live: The Gathering 2024 – get ready to make your mark

Experience Daily Maverick Live: The Gathering 2024 – get ready to make your mark

Daily Maverick 9 Feb 2024

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News24 joins top global publishers as it reaches 100,000 paid subscribers

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Feb 2024

Al Jazeera bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh and his son Hamza. Source: X.

Al Jazeera's bureau chief son among two journalists killed in Gaza

8 Jan 2024

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4 resources for journalists from the world’s top investigative conference

Daneel Knoetze 3 Jan 2024

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

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

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

28 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf A Further Statement of Issues (FSOI) has been released by the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI or Inquiry)

Competition Commission's MDPMI identifies 6 additional themes, calls for FSOI

20 Dec 2023

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SABC launches probe into 'ghost workers' scandal

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf A new media law will be a dangerous setback for freedom of expression in Lebanon

New media law a setback for Lebanon's media freedom

8 Dec 2023

Source: © BNN Former journalist and government spokesperson, Jeffrey Zikhali, was gunned down on Friday night in KZN

Former journalist and government spokesperson, Jeffrey Zikhali, gunned down in KZN

4 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: © Wan-ifra Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of the journalists and media workers killed in the Hamas-Israeli conflict since 7 October

Artist honours journalists and media workers killed in Hamas-Israeli conflict

28 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

DY/DX 27 Nov 2023

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Kashmir editor released from jail after 600 days of imprisonment

24 Nov 2023

Source: © Shift Delete It is reported that Apple is pulling all its adverts from X following the endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory by Elon Musk

Apple follows IBM in pulling all adverts from X, after Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory

20 Nov 2023

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Russia puts new media restrictions ahead of presidential election

16 Nov 2023

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