When the news starts moving: How GIF thumbnails are reshaping online journalism
Scroll through the homepage of some modern news websites, and one thing quickly becomes clear: the news no longer stands...
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Daily Maverick builds an AI-driven toolkit to strengthen reader support and prove newsroom impact
Daily Maverick is developing a new AI-powered initiative aimed at strengthening the financial sustainability of independent journalism while deepening its...
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How games can strengthen newsrooms – and why they may be the next big step for newsrooms
In an era where newsrooms worldwide grapple with shrinking advertising revenue, scattered audiences, and increasing competition from global platforms, an...
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Google Showcases AI’s Power at Second “AI in Action” Event
The second leg of AI in Action was held in Johannesburg today. The event was a showcase of Google’s Artificial...
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Increased Alcohol References in Popular Music Linked to Rising Youth Drinking – UK
By examining four decades of top-charting UK music, researchers found a sharp rise in alcohol-related content, raising concerns about its...
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Afrikaans is nie in my DNS nie
Ek is nie gebore om Afrikaans te praat nie. Inteendeel, as dit nie vir omstandighede was nie, was ek ’n...
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Spotify Knows You Better Than You Think: The Secret Link Between Your Playlist and Your Personality
In today’s digital age, your playlist may say more about you than you realise. A groundbreaking study using Spotify streaming...
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Is Music Radio killing artistic innovation?
I recently came across a research article that was written in 1945 by T. W. Adorno named: “A social critique...
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Inside South Africa’s Newsrooms: AI’s Promise and Danger in the Digital Age
South Africa’s mainstream newsrooms are stepping cautiously into the realm of artificial intelligence. A new academic study—titled “Artificial Intelligence Practices...
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Artificial Intelligence Ushers in a New Era of News Production, Raising Hopes and Hard Questions
In late 2022, with the public debut of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence entered a period of rare visibility and public fascination....
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