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There is nothing inherently magical about a newspaper. Socially, sure, the beautiful thing about a physical copy is that it can be shared, passed around and collectively leafed through. But that’s not what makes it great.
South Africa’s youngest news consumers are disengaging from traditional journalism.

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Young people don’t relate to traditional news sources

Young people consume large amounts of news, but journalists are struggling to connect with them on the platforms and through the formats they prefer

Eva Haahjem-Gill

The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked

Pandemic accelerates decline of printed news, but trust in media grows — report

Covid-19 has forced newsrooms to find new business models, but the public has turned to the news more in the last year

Eyaaz Matwadia