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    Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for 6 months 
    The power of African creativity: Our time is now!
    The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

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    16 Apr 2024

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    Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

    12 Jul 2019

    While print may be dying, traditional journalism is certainly adapting
    While print may be dying, traditional journalism is certainly adapting

      12 Jul 2019

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    Fake news and the role of the ordinary citizen

    12 Jul 2019

    A story of storytelling: The business of writing with Michael Smorenburg
    A story of storytelling: The business of writing with Michael Smorenburg

      12 Jul 2019

    Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.
    MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

      12 Jul 2019

    Ad Tech Masterclass in Nigeria.
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      11 Jul 2019

    In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.
    In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

    11 Jul 2019

    Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.
    In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

      10 Jul 2019

    Spotify's Scott Marsden, global head of media, performance and lifecycle marketing. Image supplied.
    Best Use of Data jury announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

    10 Jul 2019

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    Two days left to enter African Digital Media Awards 2019

    10 Jul 2019

    Security forces are seen on June 22 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Two journalists have been arrested and the internet has been cut throughout the country following elections on June 22. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Sia Kambou.
    Internet shutdown in Mauritania, media arrests

    8 Jul 2019

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    New team for BBC Studios in Africa

    4 Jul 2019

    Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.
    Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

    4 Jul 2019

    Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.
    Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

    3 Jul 2019

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    Africa media innovators can apply for Google funding

    2 Jul 2019

    Somaliland.
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    1 Jul 2019

    Tiso Blackstar Group sells media, broadcast and content businesses
    Tiso Blackstar Group sells media, broadcast and content businesses

    28 Jun 2019

    A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.
    CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

    27 Jun 2019

    Sub-Saharan Africa's advertising spend, currently only 0. 47% of global investments
    Sub-Saharan Africa's advertising spend, currently only 0. 47% of global investments

      25 Jun 2019

    20 copywriting bursaries up for grabs through new ad industry initiative
    20 copywriting bursaries up for grabs through new ad industry initiative

    25 Jun 2019

    A Kenyan journalist has an altercation with a police officer. EPA/Dai Kurokawa
    Accountability in Kenya's media still needs attention. What can be done?

      24 Jun 2019

    This year’s jury president is Fiona Rogers, chief operating officer of Magnum Photos. Image source: .
    Epica Awards announces new website and ad campaign

    24 Jun 2019

    Dentsu Aegis Network pioneers the media industry - Launching the first SME incubator in Africa out of Kenya!
    Dentsu Aegis Network pioneers the media industry - Launching the first SME incubator in Africa out of Kenya!

    Dentsu  21 Jun 2019

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    Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

    19 Jun 2019

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    It's good to talk even in a high-tech world

      19 Jun 2019

    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

      18 Jun 2019

    #CannesLions2019 Entertainment winners include VMLY&R and Net#work BBDO!
    #CannesLions2019: Entertainment winners!

    18 Jun 2019

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    Turning big data into even bigger stories

      18 Jun 2019

    The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel

    18 Jun 2019

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    Africa Women in Media Award launched

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    Ad Tech Masterclass in Nigeria.
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     11 Jul 2019

    In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.
    In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

    11 Jul 2019

    Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.
    In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

     10 Jul 2019

    Spotify's Scott Marsden, global head of media, performance and lifecycle marketing. Image supplied.
    Best Use of Data jury announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

    10 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Two days left to enter African Digital Media Awards 2019

    10 Jul 2019

    Security forces are seen on June 22 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Two journalists have been arrested and the internet has been cut throughout the country following elections on June 22. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Sia Kambou.
    Internet shutdown in Mauritania, media arrests

    8 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    New team for BBC Studios in Africa

    4 Jul 2019

    Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.
    Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

    4 Jul 2019

    Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.
    Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

    3 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Africa media innovators can apply for Google funding

    2 Jul 2019

    Somaliland.
    Somaliland bans two privately owned TV stations

    1 Jul 2019

    Tiso Blackstar Group sells media, broadcast and content businesses
    Tiso Blackstar Group sells media, broadcast and content businesses

    28 Jun 2019

    A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.
    CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

    27 Jun 2019

    Sub-Saharan Africa's advertising spend, currently only 0. 47% of global investments
    Sub-Saharan Africa's advertising spend, currently only 0. 47% of global investments

     25 Jun 2019

    20 copywriting bursaries up for grabs through new ad industry initiative
    20 copywriting bursaries up for grabs through new ad industry initiative

    25 Jun 2019

    A Kenyan journalist has an altercation with a police officer. EPA/Dai Kurokawa
    Accountability in Kenya's media still needs attention. What can be done?

     24 Jun 2019

    This year’s jury president is Fiona Rogers, chief operating officer of Magnum Photos. Image source: .
    Epica Awards announces new website and ad campaign

    24 Jun 2019

    Dentsu Aegis Network pioneers the media industry - Launching the first SME incubator in Africa out of Kenya!
    Dentsu Aegis Network pioneers the media industry - Launching the first SME incubator in Africa out of Kenya!

     21 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

    19 Jun 2019

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    It's good to talk even in a high-tech world

     19 Jun 2019

    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

     18 Jun 2019

    #CannesLions2019 Entertainment winners include VMLY&R and Net#work BBDO!
    #CannesLions2019: Entertainment winners!

    18 Jun 2019

    Photo by rawpixel.com from .
    Turning big data into even bigger stories

     18 Jun 2019

    The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel

    18 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Africa Women in Media Award launched

    14 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Canal+ International to launch Canal+ University in Africa

    14 Jun 2019

    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea
    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea

    14 Jun 2019

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    AMA and African Leadership partner up to promote London Africa Summit

    12 Jun 2019

    Debbie McIntyre, marketing and research director at Spark Media. Image supplied.
    #Roots2019: Brand loyalty is dead

     12 Jun 2019

    RIP Raymond Louw
    RIP Raymond Louw

    5 Jun 2019

    The APO-Getty strategic partnership was acknowledged with a photo of Lee Martin, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Development at Getty Images, and Lionel Reina, CEO of APO Group, displayed on the NASDAQ Tower in New York's Time Square. The NASDAQ Tower is considered the most visible LED video display in Times Square and is one of the most valuable advertising spaces in the world.
    APO partners with Getty Images to raise profile of Africa's story

    4 Jun 2019

    iProspect East Africa wins big at the Digital Media Awards 2019
    iProspect East Africa wins big at the Digital Media Awards 2019

     4 Jun 2019

    Veteran photographer Herbert Mabuza. © Antonio Muchave.
    RIP Herbert Mabuza

    3 Jun 2019

    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

    3 Jun 2019

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    #FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?

     3 Jun 2019

    #AWE2019: Highlights from Day 2
    #AWE2019: Highlights from Day 2

     31 May 2019

    #AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1
    #AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

     30 May 2019

    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns
    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

     29 May 2019

    Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.
    Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

    27 May 2019

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    First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

    24 May 2019

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