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Lessons on podcasting for Sub-Saharan Africa

What does it take to build a sustainable podcast in the global South? Maybe it’s just that we’re all stuck at home, but it feels like there’s been an exciting uptick in podcasting among the cohort of media organisations in the South Africa Media Innovation Program...

Those who can, should teach: online training for media organizations

Say you are a media owner, editor or content developer with a strong niche and a captive audience. One way to monetize your expertise is online training. Online learning, or e-learning has grown into a $200 billion industry, with most e-learning being concentrated in...

Publishing for WhatsApp? Here are three great ways to do it

With 90% of internet users active on its app, WhatsApp is the biggest social networking app in South Africa. It’s bigger than Twitter, Instagram, and even Facebook. So it’s no wonder that publishers have turned to WhatsApp as a way to reach audiences. The South Africa...

Pivoting to webinars – 5 lessons for small media orgs

As media organisations race to adapt to life under lockdown, many are turning to online events – to reconnect with audiences, make up for lost revenue, or to establish themselves as agenda-setters on the key questions of the day. Last week, the South African Media...

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Update | Viewfinder joins GIJN, SMWX collaborates with M&G, The Daily Vox and Namibia Media Trust engage with the youth on journalism and more…

Viewfinder selected for global investigative journalism network Journalism start-up Viewfinder was recently welcomed into the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). They were selected from 46 applicants by the GIJN Board of Directors, expanding the global...

Update | World Press Freedom Day: Journalism under Digital Siege

World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993. Every year, a specific theme is chosen for World Press Day, and this year’s theme is “Journalism under digital siege”. This year’s theme not only highlights the ways that endanger...

Update | Media Hack Collective to host in-person training and publishes report on Covid-19 in SA, Explain on power outages in SA and keeping the KZN relief funds corruption-free, and more.

We are bringing you the latest from the SAMIP cohort, here are some updates on what our participants have been getting up to. Media Hack Collective to host in-person training and publishes report on Covid-19 in SA Data journalism start-up Media Hack Collective...

Update | gsport covers women’s cricket world cup, 263Chat introduces new podcast, Radio Workshop releases podcast on vaccine hesitancy, and more

SAMIP brings you some updates on what the cohort has been up to, here’s the latest from the South Africa Media Innovation Program. gsport covers women’s cricket world cup Women’s sports news outlet, gsport concluded International Women’s month on a high with a...

Update | Quote This Women+ International Women’s Day fundraiser, Food for Mzansi kicks-off AgriCareers roadshow, Viewfinder Carte Blanche exposé, and more

SAMIP participants have been working around the clock, here are some updates from in and around the cohort. Quote This Women+ International Women's Day Campaign and fundraiser In light of International Women’s Month and Quote This Woman’s third birthday, the...

Update | Director of NMT joins QTW+ database, Hashtag at Active Minds National Conference 2022, Participants cover Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more

It is that exciting time once again, we are bringing you the latest on what the SAMIP participants have been getting up to. Director of Namibia Media Trust joins Quote This Women+ database Director of Namibia Media Trust, Zoe Titus has been added to the database of...

Update | Hashtag Our Stories at Expo2020Dubai, Igunundu launches new products, Namibia Media Trust at The Media Freedom Conference, and more

SAMIP participants have been working around the clock, here are some updates from in and around the cohort. Hashtag Our Stories at the Expo 2020 Dubai Co-founder of storytelling agency, Hashtag Our Stories Yusuf Omar featured at the Expo 2020 Dubai during Global Goals...

Update | Quote This Woman+ receives OSF grant and features on Fairlady Magazine, gsport #GAL2022 newsmakers, Viewfinder award nomination and more

Our participants have already settled into the new year and are already hard at work. Here are some updates from the SAMIP cohort. Quote This Woman+ receives OSF grant and features on Fairlady Magazine Feminist non-profit organisation, Quote This Woman+ has...

Update | gsport #GAL2021 Newsmakers, Volume at the Africa Podfest, Citizen Bulletin & Namibia Media Trust host events, M&G & gsport elevate women in sport and more.

As we close off the year, SAMIP brings you some updates on what the cohort has been up to. Here's the latest from the South Africa Media Innovation Program. gsport announces Top 10 Newsmakers of 2021 Women sports outlet, gsport announced the Top 10 Newsmakers of 2021...

SAMIP expands media innovation support to three more Southern African countries

The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) has welcomed four new regional media ventures to be part of its pioneering independent media development program. The new cohort includes media organisations from Zimbabwe, Namibia and Lesotho that were selected for...