for the Journalists of Southern Africa
World Press Freedom Day 2012 is over. Unesco’s World Press Freedom Day Conference in Tunis has drawn to a close and the gathering of international journalists, activists and academics has dispersed back to all the far-flung corners of the globe. Back in Johannesburg, Kate Skinner, coordinator of the civil society coalition – SOS: Support Public Broadcasting, takes stock.
Social media are creating new jobs like "social media manager" - and journalists are the ones who seem best suited to carving out a role that is still being invented, writes Gill Moodie in Backstory.
There are still snags in the current secrecy Bill which need to be overcome before the messy democratic success is turned into good law, writes Stefaans Brummer in the Mail & Guardian.
With growing cynicism about authorities, ordinary South Africans would rather seek help from the press than approach the police, writes Gill Moodie for Politicsweb. The Daily Sun story about the rape of a mentally-ill girl confirmed what the newspaper's reporting says about the state of the country today.
The Taco Kuiper Awards unearthed some strong entries from an unlikely source, writes Gill Moodie in this week’s Backstory. Sports Illustrated, more often associated with swimsuit models, got a special mention for two strong investigations, and showed there are strong investigative stories to do in sports.
Wits Journalism and Media Monitoring Africa to host public debate themed "is Press Freedom under threat?"
Read more..Nairobi is preparing to host the 2012 Broadcast, Film & Music Africa (BFMA) conference in July, aimed at evaluating opportunities for growth, writes Dennis Itumbi for journalism.co.za.
An opportunity for working journalists to expand their skills into online, video, audio, photography and other areas.
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