Tag: journalism

In an age of information overload, the battle against fake news has become a defining challenge for media consumers, journalists, and technology innovators alike. The proliferation of misinformation poses a threat to public discourse, trust in journalism, and even democratic processes. Can we ever completely rid ourselves of fake news, and could AI be the key to addressing this pressing issue?

In infinite parallel universes, there’s a version of you who already has everything you’ve ever wanted. But 24-year-old drop-out Bridge is paralysed, by all the other lives she could have lived, the choices she could have made, and now, whoever she’s supposed to be in the wake of her mother’s premature death. They always had a complicated relationship.

In the ever-evolving landscape of journalism, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised intriguing questions about the future of the human reporter. The topic of automated journalism, fuelled by AI technologies like NewsGPT, is taking centre stage, sparking discussions about its implications on the industry.

Never Waste a Good Crisis was born in the wake of COVID-19. However, the book elaborates on many other challenges that leaders in corporate South Africa have had to deal with – including deeply personal ones. Is leadership an art? Can you learn it? Can anyone be a leader?

Dan Moyane was 10 years old when he lay on his back on a patch of grass at his parents’ home in White City Jabavu, Soweto, looking at the moon and thinking, ‘I don’t want to die unknown.’ The year was 1969, and Neil Armstrong and his team had recently achieved immortality by completing the first moon landing.

Written in an engaging and self-deprecating style, this book is an unexpectedly funny and candid, behind-the-scenes account of what was unfolding in those newsrooms as the stories broke, peppered with anecdotes around those involved in making those stories happen around those involved in making those stories happen.