Traditional news media have been struggling with the decline of their business model for some time, and the Covid-19 crisis has only made matters worse. Salaries are being cut, retrenchments and even closures are in discussion at many media houses – just as society’s need for reliable information is particularly acute. Is this the end of the road for journalism as we know it, or are there opportunities to find new, more durable models?

Join Wits Journalism staff and students for our Midweek Webinar, the second in a series, for a discussion of these and other questions.

When: Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Time: 12:00pm CAT (10am GMT)

Please register below for this session and we will send you the joining link 48 hours before the start of the webinar.

Chair of the South African Editor’s Forum and editor for Eyewitness News in South Africa, Mahlatse Mahlase, director at First Draft News Claire Wardle and Africa Check chief editor, Lee Mwiti were in conversation with head of Wits Journalism, Prof Franz Kruger about the virus, fake news and journalism.

The scale of coronavirus and fake news is unprecedented and has serious implications for journalism in Africa and the rest of the world.

Watch the full webinar here.