By Jessica Weiss A new crowdfunding site wants to help journalists and nonprofits seek funding for hard-hitting investigative reporting. Uncoverage, which plans to launch in early 2014... Read more
By Punch Editorial Board At a time major global media technology companies such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter have written openly to the United States President, Barack Obama, to de... Read more
By Friends of Mandela The death on the 5th of December, 2013 of Nelson Mandela, the symbol of global resistance to apartheid and the evils it spawned, is bound to inspire activities a... Read more
By Margaret Looney It’s no surprise that social media are on the rise. For example, 59 percent of journalists across 15 countries use Twitter in 2013, compared to 47 percent last... Read more
By Bernice A. King The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5th — also the very day the modern American Civil Rights Movement began with the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 — marke... Read more
By Alan Clendenning and Tendai Musiya In this file photo from Dec.10, 2013, Thamsanqa Jantjie, right, interprets in sign language for President Barack Obama during his remarks at a memorial... Read more
By AFRICMIL Nigeria’s Centenary Notes & Images Dear compatriots, colleagues and friends, The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) is pioneering a project on ref... Read more
By Gary Younge Memorabilia for sale outside Nelson Mandela’s house in Johannesburg. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA The desire to remember Mandela as a brilliant individual who single-han... Read more
By Gamal Nkrumah Candles burn in front of a photo of late Nelson Mandela at Kilimani Primary School in Nairobi (photo: AP) In the wake of the passing of former President Nelson Mandela, Sou... Read more
By Bessie House-Soremekun A military fly-past above a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria Photo: Getty Images Over the past week o... Read more