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WEBAug 26, 2024 · South African media celebrates excellence in journalism at the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards. by WCJ Admin | Jul 22, 2024 | Featured Story, News. The South African National Editors’ Forum and Standard Bank held a successful and prestigious awards ceremony on Saturday night to honour the best of SA journalism.
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WEBJul 22, 2024 · by Stuart Dickinson | Aug 16, 2024. The African Investigative Journalism Conference returns to Wits University from October 30 to November 1, and the Wits Centre for Journalism is pleased to announce a number of exciting opportunities that will assist journalists in Africa in taking part.
South Africa’s media have done good work with 30 years of …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · By Prinola Govenden, University of Johannesburg. In 1992, two years before the end of apartheid, Nelson Mandela bemoaned the state of South Africa’s print media. He said the media’s domination by middle class males from the minority white population posed the biggest threat to freedom of expression in the country. The same year, the African National Congress under his leadership adopted a ...
5 African podcasts to follow | Wits Centre for Journalism
WEBOct 5, 2023 · By Kemiso Wessie. Podcasts are an excellent way to stay up-to-date with current affairs and the discourse around them, here are five African podcasts that offer conversational style insight and interviews into the realities of life in Africa.
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WEBMay 28, 2024 · The Wits Centre for Journalism recently celebrated the most recent publications of its staff and students, recognising the hours of hard work put towards crafting important and engaging South African narratives. The event also highlighted the critical role played by the WCJ’s academic curriculum in developing some of these book projects.
Investigative journalism: hubs step up to the plate
WEBApr 1, 2021 · Investigative journalism is about initiating your own stories, using investigative tools, usually to uncover something that somebody is trying to hide, or they don’t want it known. The tools of investigation have become very sophisticated, particularly what we call the open source tools – what’s available on the internet.
State of the Newsroom | Journalism.co.za
WEBState of the Newsroom is an annual report published by the Wits Centre for Journalism that addresses emerging issues in the media landscape in South Africa. It aims to make this content accessible to a wide audience, including journalists and editors, policymakers, and academics. Through serving as a publication of record on key events and ...
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WEBWits Centre for Journalism celebrates bumper book publications. by Stuart Dickinson | Aug 26, 2024 | Featured Story, News. The event also highlighted the critical role played by the WCJ’s academic curriculum in developing some of these book projects.
Does the media represent diversity? | Wits Centre for Journalism
WEBSep 1, 2021 · University of Pretoria vice-chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, has thrown the cat among the pigeons, questioning whether the media represented diversity in society or merely reproduced stereotypes, biases and prejudices. Prof Kupe was delivering his inaugural lecture since being appointed to the vice-chancellor position in January 2019.
Radio’s resilience: 100 years of broadcasting in South Africa
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) joined the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) at their Radio Park auditorium to celebrate World Radio Day on February 13, 2024, and launch its latest State of the Newsroom report – 100 Years of Radio Broadcasting. NAB’s Julia Sham-Guild in conversation with …