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Rianette Cluley

Education: Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom AI Adoption Programme (2025), WIN Global Leadership Accelerator (2025), Journalism AI Academy (Google News Initiative, 2023), Reuters Intro to Digital Journalism (2023), Google News Initiative training (2024).

Experience: Journalist, Witbank News (2007-2008); Journalist, Queensburgh News (2009-2010); Journalist, Highway Mail (2008-2015); Journalist, Northglen News (2013-2014); Project Manager/director, Briefly News (2016-present).

Rianette Cluley is the Media Project Manager of Briefly News (joined in 2016). Previously, she was a journalist and photographer for award-winning publications within the Caxton group (joined in 2008). She also attended the Journalism AI Academy powered by the Google News Initiative and passed a set of trainings for journalists from Google News initiative. In February 2024, she hosted a workshop titled AI for Journalists: Power Up Your Reporting Ethically and was a guest speaker at the Forum of Community Journalists No Guts, No Glory, No Story conference. E-mail: rianette.cluley@briefly.co.za

198 articles published since 16 May 2017

Author's articles

5 Proudly SA women led startups shaking up male dominated industries

5 Proudly SA women led startups shaking up male dominated industries

South Africa

5 years ago

Briefly News becomes UN Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact member

Briefly News becomes UN Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact member

People

5 years ago

Meet Nobuhle Ajiti: Humanitarian feeds 500 of Jo'burg's most needy

Meet Nobuhle Ajiti: Humanitarian feeds 500 of Jo'burg's most needy

South Africa

5 years ago

Beautiful photos of resilient lady who defeated cancer light up social media

Beautiful photos of resilient lady who defeated cancer light up social media

World

5 years ago

Romantic man buys his girlfriend iPhone 12 Pro Max as Val's Day gift

Romantic man buys his girlfriend iPhone 12 Pro Max as Val's Day gift

People

5 years ago

US political party says The Rock is not tough enough to be it's presidential candidate

US political party says The Rock is not tough enough to be it's presidential candidate

People

5 years ago

Brandy and Monica reunite to recreate 'The Boy Is Mine' hit song on TikTok

Brandy and Monica reunite to recreate 'The Boy Is Mine' hit song on TikTok

World

5 years ago

RnB singers Brandy and Monica have reunited to recreate the hit song This Boy Is Mine released 23 years ago, this comes after years of beefing with each other.

Analysis: South Africa's relationship with alcohol abuse worrisome

Analysis: South Africa's relationship with alcohol abuse worrisome

South Africa

5 years ago

SA has a drinking problem. While the government has issued responsible drinking alerts, communities have done little to curb the overindulgence of alcohol.

Featured: Entrepreneurship becomes lifeline for university graduates

Featured: Entrepreneurship becomes lifeline for university graduates

People

5 years ago

The global pandemic has worsened South Africa's unemployment crisis but a group of graduates prove that creating your own opportunities aren't out of reach.

Exclusive: Meet the Sunnyside twin sisters who turned trash into cash

Exclusive: Meet the Sunnyside twin sisters who turned trash into cash

South Africa

5 years ago

When twins Thandiwe and Thandeka Mzukwa moved to the big city to find jobs they soon realised jobs weren't readily available. They then turned to recycling.

Exclusive: Meet Kagiso Mabusela who draws pretty art of politicians

Exclusive: Meet Kagiso Mabusela who draws pretty art of politicians

People

5 years ago

Kagiso Mabusela has a unique and amazing talent. The 26-year-old draws or paints stunning hyper-realistic art of political leaders and other interesting things.

7 digital marketing trends to watch in 2021: Tips from Forbes & Google

7 digital marketing trends to watch in 2021: Tips from Forbes & Google

Business and Economy

5 years ago

As the world and its population move into 2021, brands and consumers, bracing up from the challenges of 2020, are changing perspectives in digital activities.

Zuma vs Zondo: The president who never wanted to take accountability

Zuma vs Zondo: The president who never wanted to take accountability

Politics

5 years ago

Throughout his entire presidency, former president Jacob Zuma tried every trick in the book to avoid accountability. Experts in the field weigh in on the matter

Featured: Psycho-social challenges of Covid19 on HIV positive people concerning

Featured: Psycho-social challenges of Covid19 on HIV positive people concerning

South Africa

5 years ago

With the world's focus now on Covid19 what will happen to HIV/Aids research? Freelancer Neesha Maharaj looks at the psycho-Social Challenges of Covid19 on HIV.

Breaking: Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid19 related illness

Breaking: Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid19 related illness

South Africa

5 years ago

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed the passing of minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu on Thursday due to a Covid19-related illness.

Rianette Cluley