- 16 April 2024
Africa

Digital Media Awards Africa

Recognising the best projects in the news media industry

Best Data Visualisation

Project: Between the Dam and the Sea
Company: InfoNile – Water Journalists Africa
Country: Uganda

Project: Perfect Storm
Company: Media Hack Collective
Country: South Africa

Project: “Demensie – Die Groot Vergeet” (Dementia: The Fading Echoes of the Mind)
Company: Netwerk24
Country: South Africa

Best in Audience Engagement

Project: Daily Maverick Sports Supporters Club
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: Netwerk24 Smaakmaker-toekennings | Netwerk24 Influencer Awards
Company: Media24, Netwerk24
Country: South Africa

Project: Inflation basket – Survey and Special project
Company: Netwerk24
Country: South Africa

Best News Website

Project: Daily Maverick Website
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: Mangeons bien
Company: Mangeons bien
Country: Tunisia

Project: A pan-African sports news environment to overcome poor web connection
Company: Sports Brief
Country: Nigeria

Best Use of Video

Project: Tribe One Dinokeng – Sony’s disastrous ‘Fyre Festival’
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: Faces of Summer
Company: Food For Mzansi Group
Country: South Africa

Project: Urban Oasis
Company: Media24 – News24
Country: South Africa

Best Digital Subscription Initiative

Project: Maverick Insider Marketing
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: Farmer’s Inside Track
Company: Food For Mzansi Group
Country: South Africa

Best Newsletter

Project: Money Cents
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: MarkLives
Company: Mark Lives Pty Ltd
Country: South Africa

Project: The Outlier
Company: Media Hack Collective
Country: South Africa

Best Podcast

Project: Farmer’s Inside Track
Company: Food For Mzansi Group
Country: South Africa

Project: Health For Mzansi podcast
Company: Food For Mzansi Group
Country: South Africa

Project: Mayhem: A True Crime Podcast
Company: Media General
Country: Ghana

Best Use of AI in the Newsroom

Project: Implementation of Internal AI Policies in the Newsroom
Company: Briefly News
Country: South Africa

Project: Alice the Ai presenter
Company: CITE
Country: Zimbabwe

Project: Daily Maverick Article Summaries
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Best Fact Checking Project

Project: Fighting disinformation in Nigeria’s 2023 election
Company: AFP Africa
Country: Nigeria

Project: Daily Maverick Fact-Check
Company: Daily Maverick
Country: South Africa

Project: Legit.ng Fact-Checking Project
Company: Legit.ng
Country: Nigeria

Best Innovative Digital Product

Project: Mzansi Master Builders
Company: Food For Mzansi Group
Country: South Africa

Project: NileWell
Company: InfoNile – Water Journalists Africa
Country: Uganda

Project: Camino: From vlog series to bespoke walking tours
Company: Netwerk24
Country: South Africa