Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa - The Mail & Guardian

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The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent.

in Kenya might not suffer as much, yet the newspapers that are behind these media houses are still the cash-cows and, moreover, they form the corporate identity of print and digital alike.

Many media houses might fold. For the ones that survive both the pandemic and its economic effects, there could be an increase in contributions by freelancers and NGOs, who send in text stories, films and audio. But there will be far fewer experienced journalists who can actually edit, direct and initiate stories. There is a justified fear of an increase in the practice of journalists being paid for by politicians and businesspeople, rather than their publishers.

in Nigeria are experiencing a big rise in clicks and subscriptions, which doesn’t go unnoticed by the powers that be., a tech-savvy and innovative young media personality in Uganda, immediately jumped into action to translate coronavirus pandemic prevention messages into 15 local languages, and published guidelines from journalists which have been used even in francophone Africa. And the, is unique in that it is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp, for free.

 

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