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Journalism

US free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch
Article
/ 27 January 2019

US free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch

At BuzzFeed, it was the second wave of job cuts in 14 months

By Thomas Urbain
Unembargoed: December 20 to January 3
Article
/ 2 January 2019

Unembargoed: December 20 to January 3

Uncaptured: We go behind the scenes to reveal how the state was won back

By Mg Reporter
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings — watchdog
Article
/ 19 December 2018

Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings — watchdog

The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were ‘singled out for murder’

By Agency
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
Article
/ 5 November 2018

Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal

Lawyers for two Myanmar Reuters journalists have filed an appeal against their seven-year jail sentence

By Agency
Go inside a day in our newsroom: The realities of donor-funded journalism
Article
/ 30 October 2018

Go inside a day in our newsroom: The realities of donor-funded journalism

What’s a day in a donor-funded journalism centre like? Mia Malan reveals all in her latest article for the journal of African Journalism Studies.

By Mia Malan
Letters to the editor: October 26 to November 1
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Letters to the editor: October 26 to November 1

Our readers write in about M&G’s bias, and constitutional reform

By Letters
Khashoggi was collateral damage
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Khashoggi was collateral damage

Supporting Saudi Arabia’s lukewarm reforms sends a signal of consent to a murderous regime

By Khadija Patel
G-U-K-U-R-A-H-U-N-D-I
Africa
/ 5 October 2018

G-U-K-U-R-A-H-U-N-D-I

We dare not speak its name

By Thandekile Moyo
China demands apology after ‘slap’ at UK Tory meeting
Article
/ 1 October 2018

China demands apology after ‘slap’ at UK Tory meeting

​Beijing has demanded an apology after a Chinese state TV journalist was removed from a fringe event at the ruling Conservative party’s conference

By Agency
​What should journalists be writing?
Article
/ 21 September 2018

​What should journalists be writing?

"Who is speaking to this overwhelming sense that you are stranded in this tender yet violent place and you don’t know why or what it’s for?"

By Milisuthando Bongela
Joanne Joseph
Article
/ 31 August 2018

Joanne Joseph

Broadcaster, Primedia

By Carl Collison
Mozambique imposes prohibitive new fees on foreign correspondents
Africa
/ 8 August 2018

Mozambique imposes prohibitive new fees on foreign correspondents

Journalists must pay $2500 per trip to report from Mozambique

By Simon Allison
Letters to the editor: August 3 to 9
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Letters to the editor: August 3 to 9

Our readers write in about taxi violence, populism, and ‘slanted’ reporting

By Letters
Reuters reporters to face Myanmar trial for ‘breaking’ secrecy law
Article
/ 9 July 2018

Reuters reporters to face Myanmar trial for ‘breaking’ secrecy law

Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar’s draconian secrecy law during reporting of a Rohingya massacre must face trial, a judge said Monday

By Staff Reporter
Slice of Life: ‘We’re told to be cold’
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Slice of Life: ‘We’re told to be cold’

​’I was working on a story on male corrective rape and, during that time, I had this recurring dream.’

By Carl Collison
Journalist surveillance: Spooks are back in action
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Journalist surveillance: Spooks are back in action

Right2Know report shows state surveillance of journalists is on the increase as corruption in government and private sector is uncovered

By Mashadi Kekana
‘Radical chic’ author Tom Wolfe dies at 88
Article
/ 16 May 2018

‘Radical chic’ author Tom Wolfe dies at 88

The American author and journalist was known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing developed in the 1960s and 1970s

By Staff Reporter
South Africa’s print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption
Article
/ 3 May 2018

South Africa’s print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption

Both the media and civil society need to rethink the way they understand their roles when it comes to social accountability

By Staff Reporter
How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in SA
Article
/ 19 March 2018

How investigative journalists helped turn the tide against corruption in SA

Investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.

By Anton Harber
Slice of life: The taste of Africa
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Slice of life: The taste of Africa

‘What really stood out for me was that, in West Africa — and I suppose around the continent generally — when people eat, everyone is invited’

By Carl Collison
ANC battles a test for journalism
Article
/ 29 November 2017

ANC battles a test for journalism

As quickly as populist alliances form so do they unravel, according to Ernesto Laclau’s political philosophy theory

By Glenda Daniels
Media must be rape activists, not bystanders
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Media must be rape activists, not bystanders

It’s not enough to report dispassionately on sexual predation. We have to lobby where the law fails

By Staff Reporter
Hamba kahle Mntungwa, a militant diplomat of note
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Hamba kahle Mntungwa, a militant diplomat of note

‘Khumalo knew the legislature, and the people in it, like the back of his hand, finessing documents and politicians with ease and grace’

By Paddy Harper
Cameroon’s controversial anti-terror law used to muzzle critical press
Africa
/ 20 September 2017

Cameroon’s controversial anti-terror law used to muzzle critical press

A new anti-terror law is being used to silence any critical media that brings attention to the poor governance of President Biya’s and his government

By Simon Allison
The Zimbabwean journalist using fake news to fund real news
Africa
/ 14 July 2017

The Zimbabwean journalist using fake news to fund real news

Meet the Zimbabwean journalist who is concocting fake news to pay for real news

By Simon Allison
Suicide and the violence of our words
Article
/ 10 May 2017

Suicide and the violence of our words

What if we thought of suicide as the outcome of a terminal illness instead of the outcome of an action?

By Lizette Rabe Guest Author
​Fake news is undermining the work of journalists
Article
/ 31 January 2017

​Fake news is undermining the work of journalists

Those exposed of wrongdoing by vigilant reporters are exploiting the distrust and doubt that misinformation engenders.

By Glenda Daniels
2016: What a sad and bad year for journalism
Analysis
/ 30 November 2016

2016: What a sad and bad year for journalism

Retrenchments, the threat of a media tribunal, a new Bill and mergers bode ill for newsrooms.

By Glenda Daniels
Investigative journalists’ skills can empower people
Analysis
/ 10 November 2016

Investigative journalists’ skills can empower people

Citizens need to know how to source reliable information to advance their freedoms.

By Glenda Daniels
Enviro reporters are a dying species, and lobbyists take over the news
Article
/ 7 October 2016

Enviro reporters are a dying species, and lobbyists take over the news

If the media isn’t paying for stories, lobbyists are – and they decide what the public should know.

By Sipho Kings
Latest results see jump in Mail & Guardian circulation – again
Article
/ 12 August 2016

Latest results see jump in Mail & Guardian circulation – again

We have thrown ourselves into constantly improving the quality of this publication – and you keep voting with your rands.

By Editorial
VACANCY: Mid-level to senior journalist looking for the thrill of the news chase
Article
/ 12 July 2016

VACANCY: Mid-level to senior journalist looking for the thrill of the news chase

We’re on the hunt for a mid-level or senior reporter with the ability to unearth unique, insightful investigative stories. Do you have what it takes?

By Staff Reporter
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