Apr 19, 2016 | Media in the Digital Age
Press releases, resolutions, workshops and demonstrations are all tried-and-tested tools in campaigns for freedom of expression. But, with today’s technology, there are other ways now to rally support. In addition to traditional media, campaigners these days are...
Apr 11, 2016 | Media in the Digital Age
The audience supply line has broken, the digital audience is disloyal, and the talent unaffordable – it’s a sobering picture of the many challenges facing traditional media in the internet era. In the old days, when it came to the media, the best stories usually took...
Apr 11, 2016 | Media in the Digital Age
While we celebrate the potential of digital technologies to promote free expression and access to information, we should also realise there are lurking dangers as well. It’s crucial to work together to keep them at bay. As a child, Nelson Mandela watched the regular...
Apr 11, 2016 | Media in the Digital Age
The future of news likely lies with mobile phones, data and drone journalism. These new technologies turn news into a dialogue and enable new levels of access to data may save lives. The spread of mobile phones and connectivity across Africa offers opportunities and...
Apr 11, 2016 | Media in the Digital Age
After four decades in print, publisher Gwen Lister says she’s been called a “dinosaur” because she was and remains a believer in newspapers – even in the face of the digital tsunami. As the digital revolution and new technologies gain impetus, the media world changes...
