Anton Harber’s new book tackles his colleagues and peers with a deep-dive into the highs and lows of recent South African journalism. Does this expose journalists to attack? Is he giving fuel to those who would tear us down? UP Vice-Chancellor and media studies scholar Tawana Kupe and Press Ombud Pippa Green join Harber to discuss media criticism and self-criticism.

When: Wednesday, 21 October 2020 | Time: 12:00pm CAT (10am GMT)

Panellists:

• Anton Harber | Caxton professor of journalism, Wits Journalism
• Pippa Green | Press Ombudsman, Press Council of South Africa
• Prof Tawana Kupe | Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria

In conversation with Prof Franz Krüger, Head of Wits Journalism.

On 19 October 2020, Media Freedom Day, the Aggrey Klaaste Trust (AKT), in partnership with Sowetan, the Journalism Department at University of the Witwatersrand, the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and DM5 Attorneys, will host a virtual Aggrey Klaaste Annual Colloquium.

The aim is to commemorate the events that took place on 19 October 1977, the infamous Black Wednesday and also celebrate the courageous spirit of all those journalists and activists who spoke against apartheid and helped nurture a people’s desire for freedom.

When: Monday, 19 October 2020 | Time: 15:00pm CAT (10am GMT)

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