Jocoza News 19 May

• As the ANC renews attack on media, it's a startling reminder of how the structures of the apartheid media industry carried into the new era, writes Wits University’s Anton Harber.

• For the latest edition of her Backstory series, Gill Moodie went to finds out how journos handle taking notes and live-tweeting at the same time while still produce an intelligent, accurate story.

• Media analysts have welcomed the short-listing of 18 applications for local commercial broadcasting services but called for a transparent adjudication process in Zimbabwe. 

• French soldiers discovered the body of the 26-year-old photojournalist, Camille Lepage, during a vehicle inspection near the market town of Bouar in the Central African Republic.

• A bid has been launched in the US Supreme Court to have the remains of iconic South African writer Nat Nakasa repatriated to his homeland, the Sunday Times reported.

Opportunities:

• Over 50 top speakers, and a wide range of topics, from the best radio apps in the world to an evaluation of 20 years of public radio: that’s this year’s Joburg Radio Days (July 2 – 4).  The draft programme is now available online.

• The Link Centre at Wits and SOS Coalition host a panel discussion on television broadcasting titled DTT Conditional Access and You, on the 21st of May 2014. 

Have a good week further!

The jocoza team