Herman Wasserman: In the Twitter trenches: how fake news influences journalism
Ever year, the Oxford Dictionaries select a word that they think attracted the most interest during that particular year. In 2016, that word was ‘post-truth’: “an adjective defined as ‘relating to or...
View ArticleGeorge Claassen: Fake news and the natural selection of ignorance
A decade after the multiple award-winning British journalist Nick Davies warned that the mass media are acting more like a global village idiot, highly ignorant and easily taken for a ride, fake news...
View ArticleReggy Moalusi: Breaking news, fingers first
Editing a daily newspaper in the digital age of video, WhatsApp, Twitter, and to some extent Instagram, has its exhilarations and challenges. Story tips are sent from all corners of the world by those...
View ArticleNatasha Ndlebe: When ‘fake news’ became the word of the year
Last year, the Collins Dictionary named “fake news” as the word of the year. The phrase famously gained prominence with the election of US President Donald Trump. He used the term as a way to...
View ArticleAdriaan Basson: The high price of fake news
Have you ever clicked on a story in your Facebook timeline that you knew wasn’t true? I have. “Pope Francis Just Backed Donald Trump.” Or: “Learn how this Bloemfontein millionaire makes $13 000 a day!”...
View ArticleWilliam Bird: The upside to “fake news”
“Fake news”. It’s a poor term, and much like an advertisement for penis extensions, its promises to deliver are inevitably a let down, and the only big penis is the one selling it. “Fake news” is a...
View ArticlePaula Hulley: Business success and online brand safety go hand-in-hand
The definition of good business practice is being able to evolve in parallel to the rapid changes, opportunities and even threats of modern technology. That is why the equity and economy of building...
View ArticleNeil Pursey: Brands can, and should, ensure that their ads don’t appear on...
A recent investigation by News24 revealed that many of South Africa’s biggest brands were inadvertently funding fake news sites. In the article, many of the brands implicated (or their agency...
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