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Source: © 123rf A handbook has been published ahead of the US elections as a resource for newsrooms worldwide to battle fake news

Media Freedom

Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

1 day

Source: © 123rf The results from the MDPMI consumer survey show that online platforms’ influence on news consumption

Media

MDPMI consumer survey shows 77% respondents access news on social media platforms

24 Oct 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Trust has never mattered in business more than it does today, yet price-based shopping is driving customer behaviour

CRM, CX, UX

3 ways to combat AI-generated fake content and build brand trust

Charlie Stewart 19 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Adam Hunter, head honcho at Hook, Line & Sinker looks at the future of PR in a changing world on World PR Day

PR & Communications

#WPRD2024: The future of public relations in a changing world

Adam Hunter 16 Jul 2024

Mastering employee communication amid strikes and protests: Navigating crises effectively

Employee Wellness

Mastering employee communication amid strikes and protests: Navigating crises effectively

Issued by Wyzetalk 27 Jun 2024

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Media

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Marilette Pretorius, Issued by Red & Yellow 27 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Saudi Arabia has announced its involvement in Project mBridge

17 Jun 2024

Source: © Mail&Guardian Media24 has refuted a report that it is to close four newspapers

Newspapers

Media24: To close or not to close some newspapers (yet anyway)

13 Jun 2024

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

PR & Communications

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 5 Jun 2024

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Online Media

Rogerwilco creates accurate content on Africa Check's Election Information Hub

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 May 2024

Covid-19

No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

How to communicate in 2024 to reach audiences successfully

PR & Communications

How to communicate in 2024 to reach audiences successfully

Janet Berger 28 Mar 2024

Media

Google moves against notorious spam news website

Nathan Geffen 14 Mar 2024

Managing the fast-paced nature of breaking news with wit, warmth, and wisdom

Media

Managing the fast-paced nature of breaking news with wit, warmth, and wisdom

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 8 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

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Medtech

Unmasking deepfakes: Navigating the threat to medical professional identity and trust

Brenda Kubheka-Chauke 7 Mar 2024

International Public Relations Network (IPRN) business survey results 2024

PR & Communications

International Public Relations Network (IPRN) business survey results 2024

Issued by MANGO-OMC 27 Feb 2024

Social capital and mitigating the negative consequences

Skills Development & Training

Social capital and mitigating the negative consequences

Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer 21 Feb 2024

Beeld celebrates 50 years: Rises to the challenge

Newspapers

Beeld celebrates 50 years: Rises to the challenge

Wilma de Bruin 15 Feb 2024

Social media trends: Just an annual echo?

Social Media

Social media trends: Just an annual echo?

Sean Cavé, Issued by Brandfundi 25 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

Image supplied. Geoff Cohen, DYDX addresses the alarming trend in digital advertising; AI-driven fake advertising websites

Digital

#BizTrends2024: Geoff Cohen - The alarming digital trend of AI-driven fake advertising websites

Geoff Cohen 23 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Bronwyn Williams – Techno-optimism not acceleration: How to make friends with machines

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Bronwyn Williams – Techno-optimism not acceleration: How to make friends with machines

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2024

Social Media

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

Media Freedom

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

Media Freedom

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

20 Nov 2023

Empowering brands with meaningful community connections

Digital

Empowering brands with meaningful community connections

Issued by Motherland OMNi 15 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Novus Group says fake news is one of the most significant challenges of the digital age

Media Freedom

Media monitoring a shield against fake news in the digital age

9 Nov 2023

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Medical Aid

5 signs of a responsible medical scheme

Issued by Medihelp 7 Nov 2023

Social Media

X/Twitter: imposing a $1 bot tax on new customers will only make the platform's problems worse

Hamza Mudassir 27 Oct 2023

Startup owners should seek business advice online

SMEs

Startup owners should seek business advice online

Issued by Startwise 23 Oct 2023

Source: © Twitter The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) commemorated Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) with a fundraising dinner addressed by Mpho Makwana, outgoing Eskom Board chairman and sponsored by Absa

Media Freedom

Sanef commemorates Black Wednesday, raises R2m for media freedom

23 Oct 2023

Newspapers

City Press denies 'brown envelope' allegations

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Oct 2023

Digital

Google data: SA interest in AI at all-time high

19 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf Lola Sinclair Lazarus, Managing Member Bullion PR and Communication gives nine tips on establishing a PR presence in the UK and SA

PR & Communications

9 Tips on establishing a PR presence in the UK and SA

Lola Sinclair Lazarus 15 Sep 2023

Local knowledge is a value differentiator in the PR world

PR & Communications

Local knowledge is a value differentiator in the PR world

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 13 Sep 2023

Source: Markus Winkler/Unsplash

HR & Management

DWS warns against employment scam by bogus recruiters

13 Sep 2023

#WPRD2023: 3 ways brands can use AI to improve their reputation management and PR

PR & Communications

#WPRD2023: 3 ways brands can use AI to improve their reputation management and PR

Ethel Ramos 17 Jul 2023

Source: © The Reading List The cover of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times, the autobiography of legendary journalist Juby Mayet

Media Freedom

Sanef fund to fight misinformation on journalism

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

Imran Salie 25 May 2023

Eyewitness News YouTube channel reaches 500K subscribers

Media

Eyewitness News YouTube channel reaches 500K subscribers

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 22 May 2023

Newspapers

The end of an era for Pretoria News

12 May 2023

Source © Piyawat Nandeenopparit A press statement on social media from the SABC introducing a licence for car radios this week proved to be fake news

Media

SABC car radio licence 'press statement' is fake news

Danette Breitenbach 12 May 2023

Source: Twitter/@Postbank_ZA

Financial Services

Expired Sassa gold cards' validity extended to end of the year

9 May 2023

Image supplied. Sanef's Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 are open for entries

Media

2023 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards entries open

28 Apr 2023

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts

Technology

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts

Mikey Biddlestone, Jon Roozenbeek, Sander van der Linden 26 Apr 2023

Media

The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes

Jordan Richard Schoenherr 14 Apr 2023

Source: John Schnobrich This year’s Wan-Ifra’s Digital Media Awards Africa 2023 is lead by the South African press.

Digital

SA media takes 7 out of 8 at the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2023

13 Apr 2023