Jan. 24, 2017 By AMANDA POPE Staff Reporter   A South African news wire service that links community radio journalists with mainstream news outlets is among six media start-ups being supported by a new media innovation program run by Canadian and South African partners. The goal of Volume News, led by veteran South African broadcaster Paul McNally, is to boost the amount of local news content on radio stations from the current level of only 14 per cent to the 60 per cent required by law. Asmaa Malik, an assistant professor at the Ryerson School of Journalism, said encouraging journalism…