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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
The sixth guidebook in our series was created through the efforts in supporting innovation by MDIF’s SAMIP (South Africa Media Innovation Program) and Children’s Radio Foundation. This MAS series of practical guides for media…
//April 26 / 2019 //read moreThe purpose of this guide is to be an introduction to podcast production and monetisation, helping you through the basics of creating and launching a podcast – from recording and editing to distribution and promotion. Additionally, it will…
//December 7 / 2018 //read moreHow do you fight fake news? It’s a question I’m often asked, and as a journalist in the business for 35 years, I find it a frustrating one, because it’s often presented as if it’s a new question, and one that technology can answer. It’s…
//November 26 / 2018 //read moreHere’s another technology whose success you might have to chalk up to the gamblers, auctioneers and pornographers of the world: WebRTC. There’s a pattern you might be forgiven for having missed: most technological developments on the web…
//November 26 / 2018 //read moreData and journalism are natural bedfellows: without information we’d be lost. But has this creation of a sub-discipline that calls itself ‘data journalism’ helped or hindered the profession’s embrace of the digital era? In researching data…
//October 15 / 2018 //read moreTech trends are fickle things. Back in 2004, if you were starting a media business online, or thinking of expanding your offline media business, one direction seemed obvious: adopt RSS, or really simple syndication, so users can get a feed…
//August 15 / 2018 //read moreThe bane of any reporter’s life is returning from an interview and then having to transcribe the recording of it.
//August 7 / 2018 //read moreWe are currently in a phase of seeing in blockchain, the ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the solution to problems in nearly every industry. There is something alluring about a technology that is so easy to…
//July 26 / 2018 //read moreI’ve been a nomad worker for some time. And I’m shocked at how few journalists seem to be prepared for mobile working. So I thought I’d offer a few tips. If you can afford it, buy your own equipment. I’ve been buying my own laptop…
//July 18 / 2018 //read moreVenture capitalist Mary Meeker has been presenting her deck on internet trends for a few years now. Twenty-three, to be precise. They’re good, albeit lengthy, always thought-provoking. And each year I see if I can use her data to tell…
//July 4 / 2018 //read more