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The news and media has been contaminated by those seeking social and political gain. We are dedicated to alleviating the threat to the discernment of informative and reliable journalism.

Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #2

Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #2

This social listening report focuses on online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of May 2024. It…
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Reviewing Twitter Blue in South Africa

Reviewing Twitter Blue in South Africa

Popular social media platform Twitter has undergone a number of changes since Elon Must took ownership last year. Among these…
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Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’ | CABC Podcast

Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’ | CABC Podcast

Caolan Robertson (pronounced “kay-lin) was one of the central figures in making right-wing politics mainstream, he worked with people like…
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Caolan Robertson – Part 3 of 3. What Next? A Conversation about Addressing ‘Fake News’ in the Future | CABC Podcast

The final conversation with Caolan is a conversation about solutions, and about the future. Caolan has a unique perspective on…
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Book review – Disinformation in the Global South – Written by Yossabel Chetty

Written by Yossabel Chetty One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear is that we are under a serious…
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Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa

Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa

As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content Read full article
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Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’

Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’

Caolan Robertson (pronounced “kay-lin) was one of the central figures in making right-wing politics mainstream, he worked with people like…
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Caolan Robertson – Part 3 of 3. What next? A Conversation about addressing ‘Fake News’ in the future

Caolan Robertson – Part 3 of 3. What next? A Conversation about addressing ‘Fake News’ in the future

The final conversation with Caolan is a conversation about solutions, and about the future. Caolan has a unique perspective on…
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report to 5 November 2020

PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report to 5 November 2020

This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and…
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