4 free digital tools for newsrooms
Maria Mora | Pushing for more innovative storytelling can be challenging for newsrooms, especially when there isn’t enough time or resources. However, there are plenty of free digital tools that…
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How an SMS tool is bringing rape survivors into the media sphere
Kim Harrisberg, Health-e News | Naeemah* was among more than 43,000 people who reported being raped or sexually assaulted in South Africa last year. She struggled to leave her house…
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Naija Data Ladies: The rise of a network of women data journalists in Nigeria
Irene Wangui | A group of female journalists and data experts are working to change the digital media landscape in Africa’s most populous country by bringing greater gender diversity to…
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Alex B. Njovu is AMDF’s Journalist of the Month
Alex Basopo Njovu, Zambian journalist is a senior reporter with Zambia Daily Mail, has 16 years of experience in journalism with a mission of being a role model of success…
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Report: Cameroon Using Anti-terror Law to ‘Silence Critics’
YAOUNDE — Cameroon has been using its 2014 anti-terror law to “silence critics and suppress dissent,” according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Members of…
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Internet Universality Indicators – UNESCO invites Media Development Stakeholders and Journalists to help Develop New Indicators
By Xianhong Hu While the emerging digital environment offers new opportunities for journalists to investigate and report information in the public interest, it also poses particular challenges regarding privacy, access…
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Chat bots help newsrooms talk to readers one-on-one — and discover stories in their community
Ricardo Bilton, Nieman Lab | September 13, 2017 Bots on Facebook Messenger have been, at best, a mixed bag so far. When Facebook opened up Messenger to brands last April, the…
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Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions 2017
Nic Newman This year’s key developments will centre on fears about how changing technology is affecting the quality of information and the state of our democracy. The arrival of Donald…
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How journalists can better approach victims of disaster
Lori Shontz | The clip is heartbreaking. A CNN reporter is interviewing an obviously distraught woman who had just reached safety from Hurricane Harvey, and then the woman broke down…
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Nigeria: CAC Registers Professional Bloggers Body
The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN,) a body of bloggers set up to regulate the activities of blogging in Nigeria has been registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission…
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