Media Matters

22/07/2025

Insights to Incitement (i3)

Insights into Incitement or i3 is an MMA tool developed to help detect and track degrees of incitement of violence on social media and online.

The objective of I3 is to develop an intelligent system that analyses text data such as social media posts, articles, political party commentaries, and public complaints to assess and rank the level of potential incitement to harm.
The system uses a custom classifier and sentiment analysis to rank each piece of analysed text on a RAG scale (Red, Amber, Green) by severity of potential incitement.

Read more: https://iiiafrica.org/

21/07/2025

William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa, agrees.

How do you act against a global corporation if you are a 15-year-old who has been exploited by someone who took your content and turned it into abuse?” he asked.

READ MORE: https://ow.ly/Xwns50WsxZL

18/07/2025

[EVENT]
Fighting Climate Change Disinformation: Information Integrity for Climate Change and the Role of African Media.

Date 📅 : 24 July 2025
Time 🕛 : 09:00 AM – 13:00 PM
Venue📍: Goethe‑Institut, Johannesburg

RSVP: http://ow.ly/s1sO50WnFSV

18/07/2025

: Answer ✍️

Both A and B are correct: Disinformation is false content created WITH the aim to mislead and harm while misinformation is false content shared WITHOUT malicious intent.

Submit your complaints : www.real411.org.za

18/07/2025

It's quiz time ‼️

Knowing the difference between disinformation and misinformation —only then can we stop falsehoods in their tracks.

See something ? Do something ! ✍️
Submit your complaints at www.real411.org.za

17/07/2025

COUNTING DOWN‼️

Join us for an event:
Fighting Climate Change Disinformation: Information Integrity for Climate Change and the Role of African Media

Date: 24 July 2025
Time: 09:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Goethe‑Institut, Johannesburg

RSVP: http://ow.ly/s1sO50WnFSV

17/07/2025

OPEN AND DISCLOSE

A platform for media organisations, journalists, columnists, and commentators to make public their interests, with the aim of strengthening institutional credibility, accountability, transparency, and trustworthiness.

Open & Disclose aims to provide a platform for media organisations, journalists, columnists, and commentators to make public their interests, with the aim of strengthening institutional credibility, accountability, transparency, and trustworthiness. In a time of increasing scrutiny of the media, it....

16/07/2025

: The South African Broadcasting Corporation News celebrates its 75th anniversary.

The public broadcaster aired its first bulletin on radio in 1950.
The SABC was established in 1936 as a broadcaster. To reflect on the reporting of SABC News, adhering to its Public Broadcaster editorial codes, we are joined in the studio by Media Monitoring Africa, Director - William Bird.

WATCH MORE: https://ow.ly/aRN850WqsZS

16/07/2025

EVENT INVITATION 📅
Fighting Climate Change Disinformation: Information Integrity for Climate Change and the Role of African Media

Date: 24 July 2025
Time: 09:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Goethe‑Institut, Johannesburg

Media Monitoring Africa, together with its partners, is convening African journalists, fact‑checkers, digital rights specialists and international collaborators for a vital conversation on combating climate change disinformation and upholding information integrity.

RSVP: http://ow.ly/s1sO50WnFSV

15/07/2025

As the impacts of climate change intensify, so too does the spread of climate dis-information, threatening public understanding, undermining climate action, and deepening inequalities.

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) along with the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), the Forum on Information and Democracy (FID), the International Press Institute (IPI) and BrandSA cordially invite you to attend the :
Fighting Climate Dis-information: information integrity for climate change and the role of African media event.

Date: 24 July 2025
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Goethe Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 2193

RSVP: https://ow.ly/PWZt50WpNGY

15/07/2025

KnowNews is part of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) News Tools, which aim to educate the public about discerning credible information online.

KnowNews found Israel National News (https://www.israelnationalnews.com) as unreliable.
The Israel National News is a news organization that promotes the national agenda of the Israel state.
This type of publication is likely to promote misinformation and conspiracy theories, particularly related to politics and the other governments that conflict with the state of Israel.

Download the extension and ensure your source of news and information is reliable: https://newstools.co.za/page/knownews

14/07/2025

: MADOAT Review 🗞️

Fewer MADs suggest that journalists and editors are increasingly adhering to ethical guidelines and best practices when covering stories involving children. It also reflects the growing impact of advocacy efforts to promote responsible journalism. 💡

While this progress is encouraging, continued vigilance and collaboration are essential to ensure consistent and accurate representation of children in the media.

READ MORE: https://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/2024-madoat-review/