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This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

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#SAelections24: Google steps up to safeguard voters

2 May 2024

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Burkina Faso suspends more foreign media over killings coverage

Alessandra Prentice 29 Apr 2024

Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

#SAelections24: Initiatives to fight misinformation, provide access to reliable information launched

26 Apr 2024

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Taliban arrests radio journalists for engaging with female callers - CPJ

26 Apr 2024

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US Senate approves bill to pressure TikTok sale

24 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf Applications for accreditation for national and provincial Results Operations Centres (ROCs) have opened

#SAelections24: Media accreditation for all Results Operation Centres

24 Apr 2024

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Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for 6 months

Tarek Amara 18 Apr 2024

Source: ©UCT Icasa will allocate Party Election Broadcast (PEB) slots to Political Parties and Independent Candidates in the upcoming elections

Icasa to allocate Party Election Broadcast (PEB) slots to political parties and independent candidates

17 Apr 2024

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