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Clement Manyathela spoke to the head of policy at Media Monitoring Africa Thandi Smith, journalist and independent TV critic Thinus Ferreira and Broadcast Research Council of South Africa CEO Gary Whitaker about the television landscape in South Africa.
For the past 42 weeks, we have unpacked, analysed and sought to explain the diverse elements of disinformation. This week, we look at our top five trends in disinformation over 2021, and then provide some tips for the holidays.
This week we provide tips to help you sort the real from the rubbish when looking for more detailed information online. We also take a look at some of the examples of disinformation about the Omicron variant.
This week we look at speed as a factor of combating disinformation. We then look at disinformation as an issue of cybersecurity.
The failed insurrection, which threatened the lives and livelihoods of many South Africans last month, has deep roots which go back to the days of narrative manipulation by UK public relations outfit Bell Pottinger.