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Chronological news digests

2019-02-08

Uganda's social media tax is leaving people disconnected — and failing to meet revenue targets

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

2019-02-07

How metrics are changing editorial decisions in African newsrooms

Tatiana Repkova | https://phys.org/news/201 ... |

Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

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Print Circulation - Online / Engaged Users / Audience - Measurement / Metrics / Audit / Standards
Web Analytics - Metrics
Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Newsroom / Editorial Management / Workflow

2018-12-10

Influencers become the new liberated power in Africa

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/12 ... |

Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

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Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Covering Entertainment / Celebrities / Lifestyle / Fashion - Interview / Photo / Picture Contracts - Reality Shows - Influencers

2018-11-26

New data suggests African audiences see significantly more misinformation than Americans do

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/11 ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars

2018-09-10

Sensors boost environmental journalism and citizen engagement in five African countries

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

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Increasing Readership / Audience / Traffic / Engagement - Improving User Experience - Audience Development / Embracement
Covering / Reporting Environment
Drone / Sensor / Satellite Journalism
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2018-09-03

Мозамбик ввел заоблачные пошлины для журналистов. А Танзания — для блогеров

Tatiana Repkova | https://jrnlst.ru/tax-on- ... |

Mozambique, Tanzania

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

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Profit / Income Tax - Other Taxes / Levies / Fees
Weblogs / Blogs - Photoblogs - Videoblogs / Vlogs - Bloggers - Influencers

2018-08-10

‘Our stories are best told by us’: How students are aiming to shape storytelling in Africa through mobile journalism

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

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Media / Publications / Programmes / Pages by Children / the Young / Students
Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms

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