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Why health journalism should be a priority for African newsrooms

WEBWanjiru Thuku, host and producer of Wellness With Wanjiru for the Wanjiru Thuku Network, an online digital TV, says health journalism is a crucial component of …

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How Health for Mzansi is uncomplicating health Jamlab

WEBHow Health for Mzansi is uncomplicating health. Health for Mzansi is the go-to news source for young South Africans, a publication that explores a variety of …

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How Health Times is demystifying health news in Zimbabwe

WEBHe added, “Like today, where everyone is a health reporter as a result of [the] Covid-19 pandemic, prominence to health news was only steered in times of crisis …

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Debunking misinformation with Nigeria Health Watch’s Kemisola …

WEBBy Ekpali Saint. Around the world, health misinformation poses a serious challenge to public health. It is a big problem as it can cause confusion and frustrate …

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Health Equity Media Lab: Making access to health information …

WEBHealth literacy, the capacity patients have to obtain, process and understand basic health information to make appropriate health decisions, is a global public health …

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Goodnight Azania: an exploration of culture, history Jamlab

WEBMncibi is the host of Goodnight Azania, a podcast that invites experts to discuss South Africa’s history, culture, and society, to piece together a recognisable …

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Spotlight on public health journalism in South Africa Jamlab

WEBSpotlight is a donor-funded public health journalism publication that provides in-depth coverage of South Africa’s health systems, the people it affects as …

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How community radio is redressing imbalances of power in Africa

WEBAlthough community radio may be struggling across the continent, it is a medium that millions of people rely on for their information needs. Community radio …

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Is there a gap in environmental reporting in Africa

WEBThere has been an uptake in environmental reporting and climate change as more reporters and newsrooms turn their focus to the climate crisis. According to the …

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How to maintain trust with readers Jamlab

WEBKiri Rupiah, communities editor at The Continent says: “as far as we have been able to tell, there’s no one method to gaining and maintaining our readers’ trust. …

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African media embraces solutions journalism but challenges remain

WEBBy Jean Pierre Afadhali. Media outlets in Africa are increasingly embracing solutions journalism: a type of reporting that focuses on responses to problems …

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Science journalism rises in Africa despite challenges Jamlab

WEBIn a recent interview with Jamlab, Mary Mwendwa, a Kenya–based science journalist and editor for the website Talk Africa, a science and development news …

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Why African journalists use podcasting to tell stories Jamlab

WEBPodcasting is new to most newsrooms in Africa. But Mbugua believes that embracing this form of storytelling would help newsrooms to reach a wider audience with …

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Veronica Dan-Ikpoyi on being a broadcast journalist in Nigeria

WEBVeronica Dan-Ikpoyi is a seasoned journalist with TVC Communications who has over a decade of experience and is a highly passionate media professional. She is a …

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How the Journalism Students Network of Zimbabwe is bridging …

WEBA Zimbabwean student organisation has taken up the challenge of reforming journalism education in the country. Formed in 2015, the Journalism Students Network …

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Climate journalism hub aims to empower African journalists

WEBOver the years, climate-related disasters have worsened in Africa, with droughts, floods and cyclones causing widespread damage and resulting in the loss of …

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CITE making strides in the development of journalism in Zimbabwe

WEBCITE’s mobile and digital journalism development programmes come at a time when the hypnotic app has taken the world by storm. The news creation and …

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Could RX Radio be a healing platform for children

WEBRadio as an ever-changing industry has struck the hearts of child patients at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. RX Radio …

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Weekly Reads Most news organisations are bad at this

WEBIJNET | 4 sources every health journalist should use more often. The health beat and its importance have been thrown into the limelight in the past two years due to the global …

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