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Using the creative arts to comment on the outside and within
In an age of social media that is saturated with imagery, photographers need to put out images that stand out from the rest.
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Feb 4, 20212 min read
#FaveOfTheWeek: Rekiatu Jingi
Meet Cameroonian journalist Rekiatu Jingi who is passionate about the visibility of people with disabilities, children and women.
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Feb 4, 20215 min read
Helping the LGBT+ community make meaningful connections
The LGBT+ community in Singapore has limited means to make meaningful connections. Cally Cheung hopes to change that through Prout.
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Feb 2, 20212 min read
The time to be unapologetically enraged by GBV is now
Patriarchy enables the injustice of GBV and femicide to run wild, often scot-free.
frayintermedia
Feb 1, 20212 min read
New African digital platform to protect journalists’ safety
Journalists working in Africa have the right to do their work freely – even when we disagree with some or all of it.
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
Bridging the digital gap for women and girls
The digital divide is uneven, mostly affecting women and girls who are shut out from even owning a mobile phone. ElsaMarie D’Silva,...
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Jan 29, 20212 min read
Social media seized the narrative in Uganda’s election. Why this was good for democracy
Never has a political contest in Uganda’s history been so furiously played out in the media space as the 2021 national elections.
frayintermedia
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Women around the world say: #ImSpeaking2021
Hundreds of women from around the world joined an online summit on January 21, 2021 to affirm “I’m Speaking".
frayintermedia
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions
While more people are using the internet and social media during the pandemic, they aren’t entirely happy with what they see.
frayintermedia
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism: Enter today!
Financial journalists working across Africa are invited to submit their work for the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism.
frayintermedia
Jan 4, 20212 min read
How memes in the DRC allow people to laugh at those in power – and themselves
Humour is a way for Congolese internet users to prod at cultural traits and political developments – despite censorship being rife.
frayintermedia
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Online attacks on female journalists are increasingly spilling into the ‘real world’ – new research
An international survey of women media workers has found that in many cases, physical attacks appear to have followed online threats.
frayintermedia
Nov 26, 20201 min read
Living with the train wreck: how research can harness the power of visual storytelling
Visual narratives have a powerful hold over us and, like the metaphoric train wreck, we are finding it increasingly difficult to look away
frayintermedia
Nov 19, 20201 min read
African journalists honoured in Sanlam journalism awards
The Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism took place on November 12, recognising exceptional financial reporting.
frayintermedia
Nov 13, 20202 min read
#FaveOfTheWeek: Dorcas Wangira
Meet Kenyan journalist Dorcas Wangira, who is among Avance Media’s 100 most influential young Africans for 2020.
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Nov 12, 20202 min read
Social media could help Lagos police officers fight crime: why it’s not happening
Has the digital revolution in Nigeria influenced crime-fighting and law enforcement?
frayintermedia
Nov 12, 20201 min read
#FaveOfTheWeek - Cassien Tribunal Aungane
Meet Cassien Tribunal Aungane, a journalist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
frayintermedia
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Jordanian editor Etaf Roudan named WIN laureate
Jordanian radio journalist and editor Etaf Roudan is this year’s Arab Region Women in News (WIN) Editorial Leadership Award Laureate.
frayintermedia
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Sorting out fact from fiction when it comes to the safety of Ghana’s media practitioners
The need for safety of the media and the fact that they reserve the right to convey stories about any subject is uncontested.
frayintermedia
Nov 3, 20201 min read
Impunity of those who kill journalists lead to more murders
Killers of journalists go unpunished nine out of ten times - leading to more murders of those who report vital information to the public.
by Ntombi Mkandhla
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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