Community updates

Chronological news digests

2015-04-01

В ЮАР закрылось независимое агентство новостей SAPA

Tatiana Repkova | jourdom.ru/news/69439 |

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Southern Africa

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News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
News Agencies - Wire Services

2015-03-31

Sunday Times launches two new glossy magazines

Tatiana Repkova | goo.gl/A6n04L |

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Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Magazines

2015-03-26

'The worst of journalism': 200 writers and academics slam CBS coverage of Africa

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/world ... |

Gabon, South Africa

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Southern Africa, Western Africa

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TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy

2015-03-26

Международная экспансия СМИ продолжается: Quartz приходит в Африку

Tatiana Repkova | themedia.center/2015/03/2 ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach

2015-03-23

Kagiso Digital has launched now.co.za, an online news portal focusing on local news and perspectives on trending topics

Tatiana Repkova | mybroadband.co.za/news/in ... |

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Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Print / Broadcast to Online Switches - Online / Virtual / Paperless-Only Editions
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2015-03-19

Quartz expands into Africa, with a twofer strategy

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2015/03 ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach

2015-02-25

Clay huts and slums: The picture of Africa drawn by German mass media

Tatiana Repkova | www.welthungerhilfe.de/bl ... |

Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Ghana, South Africa

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Southern Africa, Western Africa, Western Europe

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Professional Journalism
Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2015-02-25

Kimberley schoolboy rape: A case study on the ethics of reporting on children

Tatiana Repkova | www.mediamonitoringafrica ... |

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Southern Africa

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Civil Laws - Protection of Minors - Identification of Children & Young - Safety - Pornography - Molesting
Newsroom / Online Ethics - Plagiarism / Fabrication
Covering / Reporting Children Issues - Children & Violence

2015-02-18

New minister threatens to shut down Zambian Watchdog, an independent news site

Tatiana Repkova | globalvoicesonline.org/20 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers

2015-02-11

Twenty-five years after Mandela's freedom, South Africa media struggle

Tatiana Repkova | www.dailymaverick.co.za/a ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation