Online journalism

Twitter bot corrects users referring to Caitlyn Jenner as ‘He’

It’s been a little over a week since Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, introduced herself to the world, but people don’t seem…

24.com folds regional English, Afrikaans papers into News 24 and Netwerk 24

This is big. News24 and Netwerk24 have announced that the online platforms of 11 English and 14 Afrikaans newspaper titles have now moved into…

Sapa backs off on content deletion demand

Last week Memeburn broke news that The South African Press Association (Sapa) would be requiring any news sites that subscribe to its wire service…

New Sapa twist: news sites to haemorrhage content, lose readers?

When the South African Press Agency (Sapa) closes its doors on 31 March, news sites across the country could face a massive content crisis….

24.com steps into the SAPA void, launches news agency

24.com, the digital arm of Media 24, has announced the launch of its own news agency. The new service, which is set to launch…

Drones, maps and social networks: how SA’s media has used tech to report on the #CapeFire

The fire sweeping across Cape Town’s Southern peninsula has dominated South African headlines for three days now. A number of factors, including the scale…

How EWN used data journalism to give context to Soweto attacks

Xenophobic attacks broke out in Soweto last week spreading to other areas around Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. News organisations were quick…

Resolving the relationship between bloggers and brands

When we think of bloggers, and this is especially true for large corporates, we tend to get the image of a bunny loving computer…

Assange tirades against ‘embarrassing’ Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

While accepting a Walkley Award for “Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism” on behalf Wikileaks, Julian Assange launched into a tirade aimed at Australian Prime…

What is the half-life of good online content?

Everyone enjoys writing and reading good content but in the world of online, it carries extra benefits. After all, every SEO specialist worth their…

The continuing rise of activist media and the demise of the Fourth Estate

In a recent article, I pointed out that activist media, such as the posts, tweets, photos, and videos produced by the Occupy Wall Street…

Journalists, get yourself a geek

“Get a geek, or geekify yourself.” That was the message to journalists from storyful‘s Gavin Sheridan. He was conducting a workshop on crowdsourcing news…

Tips for live blogging with Coveritlive

When a Turkish Airlines aeroplane crashed on the runway at Schiphol Airport in February 2009, reporting started with a simple tweet by an eyewitness….

Wikileaks temporarily shuts to fight ‘arbitrary & unlawful’ financial blockade

Wikileaks has announced the temporary suspension of all “publication” as a result of the financial blockade it faces from MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, Western Union,…

Five tips for reporting with Twitter

Real-time communication over the web through Twitter has had an enormous impact on journalism. Twitter is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for reporting. It…

‘The blog is dead, long live the blog’ — Chris Anderson on the future of media

We may need new words for journalists, editors and the “news”, because their definitions are constraining and changing. Maybe the editors of the future…

Making AOL look foolish: Arrington continues to post on TechCrunch

It is becoming increasingly clear that Mike Arrington lost his job at TechCrunch over his insistence to be an investor in his beat companies….

Wikileaks faces fire after exposing sensitive US sources

Following the latest dump of highly classified diplomatic cables by Wikileaks, the United States and others have expressed concern over risks the release presents…

Donations to Wikileaks through Mastercard and Visa blocked… again

The Wikileaks’ vs credit card giants Visa and Mastercard legal spat continues unabated… Following the whistleblowing site’s ultimatum to sue, and the credit card…

Following ultimatum, WikiLeaks credit card donations reinstated

Mere days after issuing an ultimatum to Visa and Mastercard to lift their seven-month ban on donating to Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website has claimed…

Wikileaks issues ultimatum to financial giants Visa and Mastercard

Fed up with being unable to receive funds via Visa and Mastercard, on Monday Wikileaks issued an ultimatum. According to the self described, “not-for-profit…

New tools in news gathering: Curation and verification in journalism

I recently wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that most do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing…

Productivity On A Large Screen

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project