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Emotionally contemporary: Actors Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway in a scene from The Devil Wears Prada 2. The original film explored the sacrifices attached to ambition. The sequel shifts the question entirely. Photo: Supplied

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the slow death of the newsroom

A stylish and emotionally resonant return to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ universe, the film trades glamour for something far more urgent: a meditation on the collapse of media and…

Joe Latakgomo, the founding editor of the Sowetan newspaper in 1981 – passed away on 22 February 2026. Photo: Supplied

Joe Latakgomo: Founding editor of Sowetan – critical role in black journalism

It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a…

After two decades reporting from front lines I’ve learned that truth in conflict is rarely clean. Photo: Said Khatib/AFP

Response to Chrispin Phiri’s open letter

My position is that journalists have a duty to raise serious allegations — especially when they involve governments, foreign policy or international law

The Communications Authority of Kenya ordered that the commemoration of the 2024 protests not be covered. Photo: File

Kenya protests: When press freedom is under siege courageous journalists enlighten the world

The Communications Authority of Kenya ordered that the commemoration of the 2024 protests not be covered

How AI Is changing journalism and why we must detect it early

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword floating around Silicon Valley — it’s already reshaping journalism, including here in South Africa. From helping newsrooms…

A vigil remembering journalists killed in Palestine held at St.Georges Cathedral in Cape Town on 28 January 2024. Photo by Leanne Brady
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A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism

More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) wants the Competition Commission to impose an unassailable obligation on Google, Meta and X to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on their platforms.
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Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms

The media freedom group said a provisional report by the Competition Commission in February ‘clearly recognises journalism’s value in the content circulating on online platforms’

Meta’s algorithms have deprioritised news content, reducing organic reach and referral traffic for local publishers.
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Competition Commission takes on Google and Meta to save SA journalism

In a landmark move, the commission has released a provisional report that exposes how the tech giants have systematically exploited the local media industry, particularly…

Women of the struggle: Artist Sue Williamson with works from her series of photo portraits from the ongoing series All Our Mothers.
Photo: Courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery

The long and short of a 50-year artistic career

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

Billie Holiday (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Finding harmony with my father through the timeless power of Jazz

He died before I could share with him my growing interest in the wonders of South African music This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

The way things stand: Journalist Marianne Thamm’s show Round of Applause – South Africa Still Standing is at the juncture between theatre, journalism and politics. Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht

‘Politics is theatre, after all’

A veteran South African journalist with a background in comedy is staging a unique new show of ‘performance journalism’

Media like the Mail & Guardian are critical for democracy

Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff

David Keene, the editor-at-large of The Washington Times and former president of the National Rifle Association. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Duelling Western Sahara commentaries expose Washington media swamp things

We’re quick to talk about the business of journalism but when it comes to the American media, the ethics of journalism is equally important

Red that right? Beyoncé and Taylor Swift onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Some question the validity of having reporters dedicated to celebrities when media budgets are constrained. Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Tayloring stories for fans

Jobs ads for journalists to cover celebrities have stirred up a Beyhive of controversy

Coverage of the war in Ukraine shows shows Western views are perpetuated in the media, without balance and an alternative perspective

Western bias in South African media threatens press freedom

Coverage of the war in Ukraine shows shows Western views are perpetuated in the media, without balance and an alternative perspective

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A deadly decade for Somalia’s journalists

On average, five Somali journalists are killed every year, but in the absence of political will to change the situation, the killers are allowed to continue with impunity

The age of podcasters as thought leaders is upon us

Self-styled podcasting celebrities – usually male – more and more frequently stray into journalism’s lane, but writer Khanya Mtshali probes the pitfalls of this using the…

SABC8 ‘targeted’ because journalistic ethics at odds with SABC policy, court hears. Photo: Supplied

As crusaders for accountability journalists cannot fly under the ethics radar

The self-regulatory system needs to be reviewed to address the ethics and credibility crisis facing journalism in our country

Quality: ‘New Frame’ staff members in August 2018. The closure of the publication is a blow to the journalists, who want it to be transferred into the control of the people working there

‘New Frame’ closure ‘a terrible loss to the country’

The closure of the publication ‘New Frame’, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

Despite its status as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster, the international community has largely failed to respond in a meaningful way to the carnage. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Understanding the war in Ukraine

The US is more concerned with inflicting pain on the Russians than helping the Ukrainians, according to a Kyiv-based journalist