Community updates

Chronological news digests

2018-07-23

In South Africa, community radio stations — lifelines for local news in rural areas — can get a boost with Volume

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/07 ... |

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Southern Africa

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TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2018-07-19

Access denied: How Uganda’s social media tax is turning news and information into luxury goods

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees

2018-07-09

Блогеры из Танзании закрывают свои проекты из-за лицензии на постинг, которая стоит 930 $. Тем временем в Уганде ввели налог на соцсети

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.cossa.ru/news ... |

Tanzania, Uganda

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Registration / Licensing of Publications / Broadcasters / Websites / Domains / Databases
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees
Weblogs / Blogs - Photoblogs - Videoblogs / Vlogs - Bloggers - Influencers

2018-07-09

Uganda's tax on social media will widen the digital gender gap

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees
Covering / Reporting Human / Women Rights - Humanitarian / Gender Issues - Poverty

2018-07-06

Strict new internet laws in Tanzania are driving bloggers and content creators offline: Registration and licensing fees

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.theverge.com/ ... |

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2018-07-06

Уганда ввела пятицентовый налог на социальные медиа

Tatiana Repkova | https://themedia.center/2 ... |

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Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees

2018-07-04

BBC experiments with new virtual studio to better explain the news to young people across Africa

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, United Kingdom

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Eastern Africa, European Union - old (=15), Western Africa

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TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Covering / Reporting News / Breaking News / Scoops - News Games - Anticipatory News
Augmented / Virtual Reality - Three-dimensional space (3D) - Immersive Journalism - Artificial Intelligence

2018-06-18

Fact-checking around the world: Inside Zimbabwe’s ZimFact

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/fact-ch ... |

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Southern Africa

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Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2018-06-12

Tanzania’s first data news platform sets off a ripple effect in digital storytelling

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/tanzani ... |

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Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Data / Database Journalism

2018-06-04

Sexual harassment limits women’s advancement in Tanzanian media

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.internews.org ... |

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Diversity in Newsrooms / Media - Ageism - Genderism - Sexism - Harassment - Discrimination - Minorities