Though Netflix has always cultivated an image as television’s great disruptor, the company has persistently adopted, adapted and copied the conventions of legacy television.
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The most prominent news creators on social media and video networks are men and YouTube is the most important platform for them.
Research shows that people are shifting to social media for their news and trust in news organisations remains low – but there are signs the legacy media are adapting to the new environment.
Politicians have not abandoned their interest in attracting mainstream media attention – and ideally, approval.
Kenya’s election winner has fired the first shot in a war of attrition against legacy media.
Media houses with digital and traditional newsrooms need to create collaborative environments to address the tensions that often emerge between the old and the new.
Non-traditional storytellers are challenging customary journalistic practices by giving ordinary people a chance to control the news narrative.
Feminists in Africa must step up to the challenge and redress the manner in which African women are portrayed in the digital age.
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Daystar University
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