Community updates

Chronological news digests

2013-07-24

Africa Check: Nonpartisan fact-checking comes to South Africa

Tatiana Repkova | www.nytimes.com/2013/07/2 ... |

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Southern Africa

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

2013-07-19

Zambian press freedom crisis - journalists arrested and websites blocked

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |

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Southern Africa

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

2013-07-18

Zimbabwe gets a new TV station ahead of elections, to break the 33 year old monopoly by the state broadcaster

Tatiana Repkova | www.theafricareport.com/E ... |

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Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Fair Trading / Competition - Monopoly / Trusts

2013-07-15

PwC: Surprising growth in South Africa and Denmark for online subscription sales

Tatiana Repkova | subscriptionsitecentral.c ... |

Denmark, South Africa

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

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Africa, Europe, Global (1)

Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Subscription / Loyalty - Bundling - Churn / Retention
Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

2013-07-15

Новый инструмент даёт возможность использовать работу гражданских журналистов в Мозамбике

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/ru/stories/207030 |

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Southern Africa

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2013-07-11

South African publishing start-up Snapplify offers custom publishing apps for the African market

Tatiana Repkova | publishingperspectives.co ... |

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Southern Africa

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Mobile Ereader Platforms / Devices / Applications - Tablet / Phablet / HTML5 / Ebook / Esingle / Epub
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Information / Content Management Systems (CMS) - Databanks - Blockchain

2013-07-10

CNN обвинили в покупке прав на трансляцию похорон еще живого Нельсона Манделы

Tatiana Repkova | zn.ua/WORLD/cnn-obvinili- ... |

South Africa, United States of America

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Northern North America, Southern Africa

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Africa, America North

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Covering / Reporting Death / Murder / Homicide / Suicide - Obituaries
Buying Stories - Chequebook Journalism

2013-07-08

Citizen Desk: New tool to publish reports sent by citizens through social media and sms

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/stories/new-too ... |

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Southern Africa

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2013-07-04

New community newspaper launches in Harare

Tatiana Repkova | allafrica.com/stories/201 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content