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Debunking fake photos: How journalists and readers can ensure authenticity

Nicole Smith Dahmen | July 26, 2017 Photographs are more than just an aesthetic element. They help us tell better stories. Photos can provide information, such as documentation of newsworthy…
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Journalists must become better storytellers for low-literate readers

Ritvvij Parrikh | This post is the first part in an ongoing series on how newsrooms can expand their audience by using new storytelling techniques. India’s population of internet users…
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Advice for building a strong personal brand as a journalist

Clothilde Goujard | Updated at 9:19 a.m. on July 25, 2017 In the social media age, journalists — especially when they’re starting out — are increasingly encouraged to develop and…
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Internet Governance For Media Development

Internet governance refers to the development, coordination and management of a broad range of principles of policies and the technical standards that determine how the internet operates and evolves over…
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What four news sites learned from running crowdfunding campaigns

By Jordy Meléndez This is the first article in a multi-part series by SembraMedia on how independent news sites can achieve financial stability. See part two here.  Nowadays, creating a news…
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AFP unveils Press Freedom Awards for Courageous Journalists in Africa

Press Release | African Free Press (AFP), an African continental media organization committed to free speech, press freedom and protection of media rights in Africa today in Abuja unveiled its…
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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2017 finds growth in online subscriptions and donations for digital news

The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2017 comes at a time when the entire news industry is beset with existential dilemmas of fake news, rapidly changing business models, and digital…
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South Sudan authorities block access to at least four media websites

By CPJ South Sudanese authorities should immediately unblock the websites of at least four media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Juba-based journalist Ngor Garang told CPJ that…
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“A “Sickness Beyond Borders:” Understanding and Combating Media Capture

By Kate Musgrave Budapest’s Central European University recently hosted journalists, media development experts, and human rights advocates from around the world to discuss the growing threat of media capture. (Photo…
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Mobile journalism helps reporters get closer to the story, new Reuters Institute research finds

The report found interviewees are more likely to talk to a journalist with mobile equipment than traditional-looking TV crews.  By: Caroline Scott Credit: Image by Thinkstock Interviewees are less intimidated…
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