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There is nothing inherently magical about a newspaper. Socially, sure, the beautiful thing about a physical copy is that it can be shared, passed around and collectively leafed through. But that’s not what makes it great.
South Africa’s youngest news consumers are disengaging from traditional journalism.

Editorial: Readers will decide news quality

The digital media industry is besieged by standards that encourage the dumbing down of its work – consider what’s happening to the Washington Post

Throw rock at him: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in New Jersey. Photo: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

The Trump presidential campaign a billionaires’ ballot

In the fight are Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bizos, who put pressure on the editors of the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, X’s Elon Musk and Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (also known as IBK) has been forced out of power following military intervention.

What is happening in Mali is a coup. We must call it that

Zimbabwe called its coup a military-assisted transition to sidestep sanctions. Mali is doing the same. But failing to call power grabs by their name makes it harder to defend…

Previous instruction notes issued by the treasury regarding the procurement of PPE did not make provision for accounting officers’ solutions to prevent the misuse of funds. (Paul Botes/M&G)
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Covid-19: A case for why we all should wear homemade face masks

Countries that have mandated mask-wearing for people going out in public have shown a decrease in the rate of Covid-19 infections

Fact-checking organisations should not simply focus on tackling false information, but also on identifying sources of reliable information and pointing their readers to them. (Reuters)

Fact-checking is no silver bullet but it does help fight disinformation

Beyond identifying and correcting important misinformation, fact-checkers must engage with politicians and the media

US navy confirms UFOs recorded by pilots are real.

Visitors from outer space – or military aircraft made on Earth ?

Are China or Russia ahead of the US in aerial technology or are intergalactic visitors trying to make friends with us?

Attorney General Bill Barr. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Mueller criticised Barr’s depiction of Russia probe: reports

Mueller reportedly complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Salah Khashoggi family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters)

Saudi Arabia gave Jamal Khashoggi’s children homes, money — report

Jamal Khashoggi’s children receive million-dollar homes, payments, from Saudi Arabia, according to the Washington Post

Saudi Arabia wants to move on from the global outcry sparked by Khashoggi’s killing. (Reuters)

Royal court adviser fired over Khashoggi killing ‘not on trial’

Saud al-Qahtani is reportedly not among those indicted by Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Hasan Minhaj of Comedy Central performs at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2017. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia

The episode can still be seen in other parts of the world — and in Saudi Arabia on YouTube

(Reuters)

‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins

Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister says the kingdom is not in crisis over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Ankara has shared voice recordings linked to the murder with a number of countries including Saudi Arabia as well as the United States and its Western allies. (Ozan Kose/AFP)

Saudi ‘kill team’s’ luggage contained syringes, scissors — report

According to a Turkish daily, these items may have been used against journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate

Saudi Arabia wants to move on from the global outcry sparked by Khashoggi’s killing. (Reuters)

Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death meets growing scepticism

After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted on Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed after entering the consulate

No delay: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa makes headlines across the world

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected the president of South Africa in Parliament on Thursday afternoon. How has the world responded?

Ben Bradlee

Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

Ben Bradlee’s death was announced by the Post, which reported last month that he had begun hospice care after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Amazon founder Bezos buys the Washington Post

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s offer of $250-million to buy the Washington Post newspaper has been accepted by the Graham family.

Paywalls may work best at newspapers with unique content such as the New York Times

‘Robot’ news reporter tells a grim story

The ramifications of algorithms turning data into words rings warning bells for the news industry, writes Emily Bell.

Washington Post to close US bureaus

The Washington Post is closing its bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York as it retrenches to focus on news in the capital.

No easy fix for US newspaper industry

Circulation is dropping and readers are going online to get news for free, leaving the US newspaper industry awash in red ink.

‘In America we have failed’

Sam Sole, the M&G‘s award-winning investigative reporter, and Matthew Burbidge, news editor of the M&G Online, interviewed Seymour Hersch, the original newsman, who says ”The…