SA online media dominate WAN-IFRA’s African Digital Media Award finalists’ list
The finalists in the WAN-IFRA’s 7th annual edition of the African Digital Media Awards have been announced with South African media leading the competition, with Media 24 and Daily Maverick boasting six finalists each.
This year saw also saw record number of entries submitted. Winners will be announced live at WAN-IFRA’s virtual Digital Media Africa Conference on Tuesday, 12 July.
African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists
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Best News Website or Mobile Service
Daily Maverick, South Africa
Mangeons bien, Tunisia
Nation Media Group, Kenya -
Best Use of Online Video
The exclusive story of Lindani Myeni – Arena Holdings, South Africa
No room to hide: Climate change in the Cape Winelands – Food For Mzansi, South Africa
The killer cop, Rosemary Ndlovu – Tiso Blackstar, South Africa -
Best Data Visualisation
Living on less than 5 dinars a day, mapping the poverty rate in Tunisia – inkyfada, Tunisia
Getting to know: Vaccines – Media24, South Africa
Out of Order – a data journalism project by News24 – Media24, South Africa -
Best in Audience Engagement
TimesLIVE on TikTok – Arena Holdings, South Africa
The shift to audience-centric journalism – Daily Maverick, South Africa
Open Parly ZW – Open Parly ZW, Zimbabwe
Pulse Instagram – Pulse, Nigeria -
Best Reader Revenue Initiative
Maverick Insider – Daily Maverick, South Africa
Propelling News24’s reader revenue product – Media24, South Africa
Exclusive audiobooks in Afrikaans – Netwerk24, South Africa -
Best Newsletter
First Thing by John Stupart – Daily Maverick, South Africa
The Wrap – explain.co.za, South Africa
MarkLives Premium – MarkLives.com, South Africa
LIFE – a lifestyle newsletter – Media24, South Africa -
Best Trust Initiative
El Kul – BBC Media Action, Tunisia
African Fact Checking Alliance – Code for Africa, South Africa
Our Burning Planet – Daily Maverick, South Africa -
Best Use of Audio
What’s Crap on WhatsApp?” by Africa Check Volume and the International Fact-Checking Network – Africa Check, South Africa
Don’t Shoot the Messenger Season 3 – Daily Maverick, South Africa
My Only Story: Back to School – Media24, South Africa -
Best Gen Z Initiative
Health For Mzansi – Food For Mzansi, South Africa
DIB News – Maghreb Arabe Presse (Moroccan News Agency, MAP), Morocco
Ask Yourself Podcasts – Mail & Guardian, South Africa -
Best Digital Advertising Project
Pan-African Summit on Youth in Sustainable Agriculture – Food For Mzansi, South Africa
Business Insider and Nedbank’s Behind the Business Headlines – Media24, South Africa
News24 and SA Pork Home Cook Heroes – Media24, South Africa
Source: bizcommunity.com
