Community updates

Chronological news digests

2019-03-13

“WhatsApp has come in to fill the void”: In Zimbabwe, the future of news is messaging

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2019/03 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Distribution / Transmission Ways / Channels / Platforms - Distributed Content - Wholesale / Retail - Newsstands
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2019-03-08

One year without internet in Chad: Citizens have been offline since March 2018

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

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

2019-03-05

Reporting on The Middle East: Three things journalists need to know

Tatiana Repkova | https://en.ejo.ch/media-p ... |

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy

2019-02-14

Politics, medicine and disease: The story of HIV in the media from 2002

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.mediamonitori ... |

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Southern Africa

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Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking

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

South Africa-based news site Daily Maverick has grown its new membership model by offering readers a pay-as-you-go ad-free alternative to paywalls

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

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Southern Africa

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Strategic / Business Planning - Business Models - Franchising
Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

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

2019-02-04

BBC uses immersive video to show life of Madagascan women imprisoned for crimes committed by their male relatives

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

Madagascar, United Kingdom

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

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Targeting / Engaging Female Readers / Audience
Covering / Reporting Crime - Criminal Proceedings - Presumption of Innocence
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Augmented / Virtual Reality - Three-dimensional space (3D) - Immersive Journalism - Artificial Intelligence