Tag: South Africa
The study “AI Adoption in South African Newsrooms: Exploring Journalists’ Perceptions” by Soligah Solomons and Musawenkosi W. Ndlovu both from University of Cape Town, looked at a topic we have … Continued
The study “Disinformation discourse as boundary work in journalism. A comparison between South Africa and France” by Carolyne Lunga and Pauline Renaud from City University of London analyzed how journalists … Continued
The study “Anger and the investigative journalist” by Richard Stupart from University of Groningen theorizes on the role of anger in journalism, particularly investigative journalism, based on a discourse analysis … Continued
The study “Artificial Intelligence Practices in Everyday News Production: The Case of South Africa’s Mainstream Newsrooms” by Allen Munoriyarwa, Sarah Chiumbu and Gilbert Motsaathebe, all from University of Johannesburg, looks … Continued
The growing number of Chinese-owned media in different African has demonstrated how Beijing wants to create a stronger mediated relationship with Africa. Some of the media projects in recent years … Continued
South Africa has experienced radical social transformations since the end of White minority rule (apartheid) in 1994. The media have played an important role in framing issues of race and … Continued
Proliferation of fake news websites and fake social media accounts have raised concerns also in South Africa. The phenomenon should not be understood outside of its particular contexts of production … Continued
There should be more constructive debate about media diversity in South Africa, Julia Plessing of the University of Johannesburg, argues. She studied different types of print media regulation and support … Continued
