African Digital Media Awards 2018 – Call for entries

African Digital Media Awards 2018 – Call for entries

Registration for the prestigious 2018 African Digital Media Awards has opened and WAN-IFRA is calling for entries from Africa media ahead of the award ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this year.

Winners of the African Digital Media Awards are automatically entered into the World Digital Media Awards competition.

The entry deadline is October 26, 2018. The media awards will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 November 2018, at a glittering event.

The annual awards hosted by WAN-IFRA recognises publishers who have adopted digital media and mobile strategies as part of their total product offering to meet the major changes in how people consume news and information today.

The competition is open to all publishers in Africa operational between 25 August 2017 to 15 September 2018. All entries must be published by 15 September 2018.

“This is our third digital awards in Africa and the winning projects have already proved themselves against international competition. For example, Media 24 went on to win a World Digital Media Award in 2017 for News24 Edge - beating competition from the U.S., Asia and Europe,” said WAN-IFRA, Chief Executive Officer, Vincent Peyrègne. “We’re really looking forward to seeing the submissions from 2018 - especially in our new categories such as Digital Revenue.”

Entries for the awards will be considered in the following categories:

Best News Website or Mobile Service

Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile Services

Best Use of Online Video (including VR)

Best Data Visualisation

Best Reader Revenue Initiative

Best Branded Content Project

Best Digital News Start-up

Best in Social Media Engagement

Best Digital Marketing Campaign

Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audiences

To apply for the awards, please click here: https://events.wan-ifra.org/events/african-digital-media-awards-2018

The official hashtag for the awards is #AFDMA18

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS CONTACT

Nhlanhla Kubeka, Digital Media Africa Awards Lead, Randburg, South Africa -  Tel  (+27) 11 888 0140/0460  -  Email trafemoyo@frayintermedia.com

Instagram and Journalism- the trend and possibilities

Instagram and Journalism- the trend and possibilities

In our fast-paced digital world, social networking is taking over as the primary way most people receive information. Instagram, one of the fastest-growing social networking platforms, is used daily by more than half of its 600 million active users. And it's good for more than just posting selfies, brunches, and other social events.

At a time when visual content is critical for any brand to execute on a successful marketing strategy, Instagram presents a unique opportunity to position a media brand creatively and showcase its personality. Plus, it is a place where consumers can see a media house’s curated content on the daily without feeling overwhelmed by emails and notifications. Half of the platform's users check their feed multiple times a day.

Companies have not only grown but have been born on social platforms like Instagram. So what makes them so insta-good?

We all know by now the basics for social content best practices. Create unique posts and engage users in a personal way that affects people on an emotional level. Know why you're posting what you're posting. And don't forget to participate in the conversation! It's invaluable to show your followers that you care.

With more than 79 million followers, National Geographic is now the most popular brand on Instagram. Nat Geo proves that long captions, once considered an Instagram faux pas, just might be the new short caption. As a print publication dating back to the 1800s, National Geographic has taken digital media and social content by the horns, demonstrating that flexibility and innovation can make you No. 1.

Users under 25 spend more than 32 minutes per day on Instagram, while those in the older age groups spend more than 24 minutes a day on the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network.

Media houses in Ghana and the African region have a trend to adapt to especially to survive the dying phase of traditional media to digital news telling.

It is about time to take the bull by its horns and follow the new wind of Instagram posts, IG stories and its possibilities.

Applications Open for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African Journalists

Applications Open for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African Journalists

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropy, has announced a call for entries for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African journalists. 

The Travel Fellowship will provide financial aid to journalists and photojournalists affiliated with African national or global media houses to attend the 2018 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum happening on the 25^th of October 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria. The Travel Fellowship covers travel and accommodation, while affording journalists the opportunity to interact with participants, guests, key public and private representatives, and leading speakers at the TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. 

The TEF Entrepreneurship Forum 2018 is the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. It will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global investors, leaders from the African public and private sectors and development organisations, presenting the unique opportunity to generate ideas, forge networks and bring policymakers and the private sector together, in a spirit of robust debate and interaction. The 2018 cohort from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, as well as mentors and partners, will be present, as the culmination of their intensive twelve-week induction.

This year’s Forum will include an interactive session with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, moderated by TEF Founder, Tony O. Elumelu.

It will also feature the launch of TEFConnect, the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs, dedicated to connecting African entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Interested journalists are encouraged to apply HERE.

Eligibility

• Working Journalists affiliated with African national or global media houses
• Documented support provided from Supervisor/media outlet

Deadline: Midnight, September 12, 2018.