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Weslander <\/em>se beherende maatskappy, Novus Media, stel vandeesweek amptelik die NovaNews.co.za<\/a>-webwerf bekend.
NovaNews is \u2019n omvattende nasionale nuusplatform met bydraes van Weslander<\/em>, Weskus Nuus <\/em>en nog 19 ander gemeenskapskoerantredaksies van reg oor Suid-Afrika.
Die digitale nuussentrum lewer landwyd betroubare en diepgaande joernalistiek in Afrikaans en Engels <\/a>\u2013 alles sonder betaalmure of versteekte fooie.
Die nuwe platform bied gebruikers maklike toegang deur enige webblaaier, met die opsie om \u2019n ikoon by hul mobiele tuisblad te voeg vir onmiddellike toegang tot brekende nuus, gemeenskapsopdaterings, en nasionale en internasionale dekking.
Wat maak die platform uniek?<\/strong>
Die antwoord \u2013 die hiper- plaaslike inhoud van die 21 Novus Media-gemeenskapstitels in die Weskus, die Boland, die Wes-Kaap, Oos-Kaap, Noord-Kaap en die Vrystaat.
Die gemeenskapskoerante se webwerwe sal hul verbintenis handhaaf om \u2019n stem aan plaaslike gemeenskappe te gee terwyl hulle aansienlik groter gehore met uitgebreide nuusdekking bereik.
\u201cNovaNews.co.za is \u2019n eenstopbestemming vir betroubare joernalistiek, wat alles dek \u2013 van kraakvars nuus en hiper-plaaslike gemeenskapsverhale, leefstyl-, skole- en sportnuus. Die platform beklemtoon sy verbintenis tot outentieke, betroubare nuus wat op beide plaaslike en nasionale vlak saak maak,\u201d s\u00ea Esm\u00e9 Smit, die hoof-bestuurder van Novus Media.
\u201cOns bied nuus waarop jy kan staatmaak \u2013 nuus wat nie vals is nie, nuus wat saak maak, naby aan die huis, uiteenlopend en getrou aan ons re\u00ebnboognasie en kultuur is,\u201d s\u00ea Smit.
Lise Beyers, die nasionale digitale nuusredakteur vir Novus Media, is uiters opgewonde oor die bekendstelling van hierdie baanbrekende nuwe mediaplatform.
\u201cDie unieke gemeenskapstemme van ons diverse land is vir heeltemal te lank nie gehoor nie. Daar is soveel stories wat in ons gemeenskappe versteek l\u00ea en nou sal NovaNews hierdie stories \u2019n unieke platform gee, tesame met die feit dat hulle ons lesers ingelig hou oor belang- rike nasionale en internasionale nuus,\u201d s\u00ea Beyers.
\u201cHierdie baanbrekende digitale platform bring Novus Media se gemeenskapskoerante van reg oor Suid-Afrika op \u2019n unieke manier bymekaar en skep \u2019n ongekende media-ekostelsel wat die outentieke stem van plaaslike gemeenskappe bewaar
terwyl dit nasionale en internasionale nuusdekking naatloos integreer \u2013 wat beide hiper- plaaslike storievertelling en globale perspektief aan aansienlik uitgebreide gehore lewer op \u2019n manier wat geen ander digitale mediawebwerf bereik het nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Weslander\u2019s <\/em>parent company, Novus Media, officially launched the NovaNews.co.za website this week.
NovaNews is a comprehensive national news platform with contributions from Weslander, Weskus Nuus,<\/em> and 19 other community newspaper editorial teams from across South Africa.
The digital news hub delivers trusted and in-depth journalism <\/a>in Afrikaans and English nationwide \u2013 all without paywalls or hidden fees.
The new platform provides users with easy access through any web browser, offering the option to add an icon to their mobile homepage for instant access to breaking news, community updates, and national and international coverage.
What makes the platform unique?
<\/strong>The answer \u2013 the hyper-local content from the 21 Novus Media community titles in the West Coast, the Boland, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, the Northern Cape and the Free State.
The community newspaper websites will maintain their commitment to giving a voice to local communities while reaching significantly larger audiences with expanded news coverage.
“NovaNews.co.za is a one-stop destination for trusted journalism, covering everything from breaking news and hyper-local community stories, lifestyle, schools and sports news. The platform emphasises its commitment to authentic, trustworthy news that matters both locally and nationally,” says Esm\u00e9 Smit, the CEO of Novus Media.
“We offer news you can rely on \u2013 news that is not fake, news that matters, close to home, diverse and true to our rainbow nation and culture,” says Smit.
Lise Beyers, the national digital news editor for Novus Media, is extremely excited about the launch of this groundbreaking new media platform.
“The unique community voices of our diverse country have gone unheard for far too long. There are so many stories hidden in our communities, and now NovaNews will give these stories a unique platform, while keeping our readers informed about important national and international news,” says Beyers.
“This groundbreaking digital platform uniquely brings together Novus Media’s community newspapers from across South Africa, creating an unprecedented media ecosystem that preserves the authentic voice of local communities
while seamlessly integrating national and international news coverage \u2013 delivering both hyper-local storytelling and global perspective to vastly expanded audiences in a way that no other digital media website has achieved.”
Competition details are on the website and associated social media channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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