Ethiopia: Global Media Networks Simplify Ethiopia's Conflicts - Insights From 5 Years of Data

When conflicts break out, most people around the world rely on international media to understand what is happening. These reports do more than inform. They shape how crises are… Read more »

Africa: The Conversation Africa - 11 Years of Impact

Over the past 11 years, The Conversation Africa has published 12,961 articles by 8,257 authors, making the expertise of academics and researchers in Africa and other parts of the… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Needs to Rethink Its Community Media Policy - 4 Ways to Close the Gaps

Community media have received support for around three decades, and yet South Africa's information landscape remains deeply unequal. Read more »

Africa: Facebook Data Reveal the Devastating Real-World Harms Caused By the Spread of Misinformation

Twenty-one years after Facebook's launch, Australia's top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebook's reach more than ever,… Read more »

Africa: BBC Has a Long History in Africa. New Book Offers a Critical Take On the Broadcaster

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established its first radio transmitter sites in Africa in the 1930s, to reach the British colonies and beyond. It became a model for… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Earliest Newspapers Made Money From Slavery - Book Offers New Evidence

In a recently published book, Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press (2025 Routledge), author and journalism professor Gawie Botma… Read more »

Africa: African Media Are Threatened By Governments and Big Tech - Book Tracks the Latest Trends

Media capture happens when media outlets lose their independence and fall under the influence of political or financial interests. This often leads to news content that favours… Read more »