How 24.com Modernised Its Election Coverage

Elections are always a hectic and demanding period. Journalists must visit some of the many voting sites across South Africa, conduct interviews, and the media must report and analyse results. Politicians agonise over these results. And voters pay close attention to the progress and outcome of one of the most critical events in the country. […]

24.com Building a digital news organisation – in the middle of a pandemic

Building a digital news organisation – in the middle of a pandemic

News24 and its family of news sites attract millions of readers and our audience views, on average, over 10,5 million pages daily – the most in South Africa by a large margin (IAB South Africa). Their success grows from creating high-quality, trustworthy and timely content – ‘Trusted News. First’ is the News24 slogan – and behind the scenes, 24.com ensures they are also first in using fit-for-purpose technology.

24.com News24 Finding our voice

Finding our voice – News24

A publication’s voice is what makes it special. With the launch of the News24 subscription service, 24.com took the lead with one of the first uniquely South African home-grown AI text-to-speech voices. Why did News24 need a voice? With the implementation of the News24 subscription service, discussion arose around what a subscription-based model would offer […]