The Botswana government has amended the controversial Criminal Procedure and Evidence (Controlled Investigation) Bill which is legislation journalists feared would muzzle free speech and tighten the vice on the press.
In 2021 African journalists faced several challenges such as arbitrary attacks and arrests, increased digital proliferation and disinformation.
Tailored AI strategies by editors could see newsrooms collaborate in order to elevate their storytelling and improve efficiencies. This was the consensus during the “Kickstarting the AI Journey as a Small Newsroom” session at this year’s Journalism AI Festival.
The late archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu leaves behind a legacy of speaking truth to power.
Job insecurity, the economic crisis, polarization of the media, growing attacks against journalists and the relentless news cycle.
A recent report on Twitter use in Kenya revealed a darker side. Hidden from view are “shadowy groups” using tactics to spread disinformation