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Daily Sun covered the pandemic through a social impact lens. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

March 3, 2023

Tabloid newspapers are seen as sensationalist ‑ but South Africa’s Daily Sun flipped that script during COVID‑19

Tanja Bosch, University of Cape Town and Herman Wasserman, Stellenbosch University

The newspaper confounded critics with its contextually relevant and informative stories.

Disinformation is particularly rife during elections. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images

April 6, 2022

Lessons from the global South on how to counter harmful information

Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town

By linking different issues together, organisations show the importance of approaching information disorder as a complex problem requiring various responses.

The Sunday Times, South Africa’s largest weekend newspaper, was used to spread disinformation. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images

September 17, 2020

Journalism makes blunders but still feeds democracy: an insider’s view

Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand

Media self-criticism is not just important to improve journalism, it is a political, professional and moral imperative.

Leaked information is the life blood of investigative journalists. But there are a few golden rules they should follow when reporting on it. Shutterstock

June 11, 2017

Ethical journalism: what to do ‑ and not to do ‑ with leaked emails

Franz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand

When given leaked information journalists should check the information, consider alternative explanations, consider the political context and allow the people implicated a proper chance to respond.

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