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Category: Media Development

Google Says it wants to fund the news, not fake it

By Jessica Goodfellow & Ronan Shields Under fire from several quarters for an array of accusations ranging from monopolistic practices to the dissemination (and even funding) of fake news, plus…
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How building trust in the media can get people to pay for their news

James Breiner | A new study of internet users in Spain shows that those who trust “the media” less are more willing to pay for news online. The explanation for…
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Free tool helps newsrooms curate, manage effective newsletters

Em Okrepkie | Some newspaper subscribers head to their mailboxes every morning to grab the paper. Others open their inboxes and scroll through email newsletters to find stories to read.…
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How journalists with few resources can protect their websites

Jorge Luis Sierra | Adversaries of independent journalists are now using an electronic arsenal to attack news websites. Those adversaries can include agents of authoritarian governments, corrupt private companies or…
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Tips For Journalists On Conducting Interviews

Tips For Journalists on Conducting Interviews Interviews often start out as interrogations with series of questions and answers. Interview is in the heart of a journalist, yet so very few…
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X-raying Ethical Journalism In The Wake Of Fake News

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) organized a media clinic to x-ray the good and the challenges presented by social media to the practice of journalism in Africa. It was aimed…
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The Emergence Of Internet A Blessing To Journalism Profession- Chindaba

Lucy Danjuma Chindaba graduated as an Economist with high hopes of working in a bank or Accounts Department of any organization she would find herself. That dream was seemingly dashed…
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Journalist Or Advocate: Does It Matter?

Africa Media Development Foundation Holds Dialogue With Journalists In Gombe Focus: Advocacy Journalism in Digital & Social Media Era Emphasis: Health Reporting   Issues: What is Advocacy Journalism? What are…
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END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) March 9, 2017 trained a group of Kaduna based journalists on reporting Violence against Women and Children (VAWC).   The training which took place at AMDF…
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The Use of New Media Technology for Development

New media technology is the application of digital (computer) technology to mass communication. They are thus synonymous with information and communication technologies (Wilson III, 1998). They include the use of…
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