Experts call for diversifying of regulation, as a huge backlog in approvals hampers use of the new technology.
Good journalism depends on healthy journalists. Having the news of war pass through the filter of a journalist’s distress may distort the story.
Staff of the Botswana Gazette are being held for questioning about a story the newspaper published exposing an alleged illegal oil deal.
Part of the worries about a retracted Rolling Stone article is that it may inhibit other people from coming forward with their stories.
A journalism of conversation is a responsibility to the quality and inclusiveness of the debates that ripple across society.
The iPod not only revolutionised music storage, it introduced a new platform for journalism in the form of podcasts such as M&G’s Extraordinary Lives.
Some are more equal than others, which calls Western values into question.
The role of journalists in disseminating information is vital in turbulent times and it’s imperative their safety is assured, writes Irina Bokova.
Local newsrooms are shedding staff and sales, but it’s not all doom and gloom for the print media industry.
The Egypt case has received international attention, but less attention has been given to journalists under fire in the rest of Africa.
There are two truths about native ads: money for journalism has to come from somewhere, and credibility is important for individuals and business.
The British Council and Mail & Guardian invite the next generation of young journalists to apply for the Future News Competition.
The arrest of two of Bangladesh’s foremost human rights activists has brought to light the country’s severe crackdown on journalists and NGOs.
The numbers have stories to tell about South Africa’s crime rates, for those who are prepared to extract meaning from statistics, says Franz Krüger.
The fact that some people unquestioningly assume that journalism can be bent to the whims of media owners is worrying.
Press junkets are no holiday. Sarah Wild shares the dirty truth.
The South African media landscape, or any media landscape for that matter, is not a stagnant and stable one
Over the past few months, the role of the political journalist has joined those of the cartoonist as being one of the most scrutinised.
As the fallout regarding misinformation about vaccines and antiretrovirals shows, words can kill.
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The <em>M&G’s</em> new health journalism centre is ready to make its mark, scrutinise and inform.
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A proposed law threatens journalists who work outside the mainstream of print and TV, writes Vinayak Bhardwaj and Stefaans Brummer.
Outside South Africa, investigative reporters are excelling at probing social issues. Gill Moodie reports.
The ramifications of algorithms turning data into words rings warning bells for the news industry, writes Emily Bell.
Newcomers and smaller publications have surpassed big-name media organisations this year as winners of the coveted Pulitzer Prize.
One of the best things about the film <em>Tintin</em> is the return of the intrepid reporter.
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Zimbabwe authorities arrested a journalist on Wednesday for a story alleging police recruited war veterans to take over senior posts, media reported.
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/ 4 November 2010
Wouldn’t it be grand if health journalism became the healthiest trend-setter for the whole family of journalism?
Scores of journalists staged a silent picket outside Parliament’s main gates at lunchtime on Wednesday.