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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...

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George 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...

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Reggy 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...

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Natasha 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...

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Adriaan 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!”...

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William 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...

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Paula 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...

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Neil 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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