Vinícius Júnior: La Liga and the Spanish media must both accept responsibility for the racism that shames football: During a recent La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Valencia, Vinícius Júnior threatened to leave the pitch after being racially abused by Valencia fans. This was the tenth incident of racist abuse levelled at the …
Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English: Education stakeholders should pay attention to students' use of social media. Wikimedia Commons Social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and Instagram have been shown to have significantly transformed student behaviour. But the focus has been …
TikTok’s Wes Anderson trend: why the quirky director’s style is ripe for social media parody: Three weeks ago, during a habitual morning scroll through social media, I kept coming across highly stylised video montages of people going about their every day lives. In one video, a man documented himself working in his wood shop. The …
Media freedom and democracy: Africans in four countries weigh up thorny questions about state control: Democracy cannot survive without free media. Getty Images In July 2022, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on gang activity in northwestern Nigeria. The programme, The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara, examined the raids on villages, abductions and murders that have …
Digital bank runs: social media played a role in recent financial failures but could also help investors avoid panic: SObeR 9426/Shutterstock A crisis of confidence in the US banking sector led people to pull their money from banks including Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, and more recently, First Republic Bank and California-based PacWest Bancorp. …
Climate change protest: a single radical gets more media coverage than thousands of marchers: Gil Scott Heron argued that the Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Yet recently in the UK that statement is being challenged by disruptive environmental protesters unexpectedly gatecrashing live sporting broadcasts. At the end of April, live on ITV the animal rights …
Social media now trumps traditional family networks in Libya – my Facebook survey reached 446,000 women: Connected: Facebook is by far the most popular social media platform in Libya with more than six million users. Prostock-studio via Shutterstock When I told my family and friends I intended to pursue a PhD researching HIV awareness among …
Twitter drops ‘government-funded’ label for media organisations – here’s what it should use instead: Andrei_Diachenko/Shutterstock After objections from a number of major media organisations, Twitter appears to have dropped its media account labels. The labels drove at least two media organisations from the platform, and enraged followers of many others. The BBC pushed back against …
The Impact of Google Chromecast on Streaming and Digital Media Consumption: The Google Chromecast is a popular streaming device that has revolutionised the way people consume digital media. The device, which was first introduced in 2013, allows users to stream content from their mobile devices or computers to their TVs. With the Chromecast, users can …
Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out: Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock Any regular viewer of BBC’s Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned climate science denialism is alive and kicking. In a recent edition, panellist Julia Hartley-Brewer called the IPCC’s climate models “complete nonsense”, and dismissed the …
How beauty filters like TikTok’s ‘bold glamour’ affect tweens using social media: Teenagers using social media filters. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock TikTok’s new “bold glamour” filter “enhances” physical features in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish whether someone is using a filter or not, despite its airbrushing qualities. Unlike its predecessors, this filter allows …
When can your boss fire you for social media use? An expert on the law explains: Burdun Iliya/Shutterstock Gary Lineker isn’t so special. He might be a millionaire celebrity whose tweet criticising the government led to a crisis at the BBC and a national argument. But in being suspended from his job for something he’d …
Lineker-BBC row: survey shows how different outlets approach their staff’s social media presence: The row over Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising the UK government’s proposed asylum legislation has re-ignited the debate about impartiality in journalism and the way news organisations deal with social media. The BBC now looks set to review its social media policies again …
Gary Lineker tweet scandal shows how the BBC has struggled to adapt to the social media age: The BBC’s highest-paid presenter, Gary Lineker, will soon be back in action after being briefly suspended for what the broadcaster described as a breach of its impartiality guidelines. The former footballer’s tweet on March 7 described the wording …
Blue ticks: what evolutionary theory tells us about the turmoil around social media verification: Paid-for verification can disrupt our expectations about the reliability of profiles on social media Shutterstock / Poca Wander Stock “Integrity,” “Professionalism”, “Creativity” — three of many words I used to see around one of the offices I worked in in New …
Top Click Media Recognised as a 2023 Google Premier Partner by Google: Johannesburg, Gauteng – 22 February 2023 – Top Click Media, a leading digital marketing agency and Google Premier Partner, is thrilled to announce that they have been recognized as a 2023 Premier Partner by Google. This recognition places Top Click Media in the …
Jake Paul v Tommy Fury: whoever reigns in the ring, it’s no contest when it comes to social media: Jake Paul, an American social media celebrity turned professional boxer, has made a name for himself in the ring. After defeating former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in October 2022, he now turns …
Google Recognises Top Click Media South Africa as a 2023 Premier Partner: A Google Premier Partner is a highly distinguished status that Google awards to its top-performing advertising agencies and consultants. To become a Google Premier Partner, a company must meet specific requirements, including demonstrating a high level of skill and expertise in managing Google …