by Stuart Dickinson | Aug 11, 2025 | State of the Newsroom
The 2013 State of the Newsroom report was a pilot for what the Centre hoped would be an annual State of the Newsroom research report. The pilot was very well received by the industry, as well as the peer reviewers. Newsrooms were going through massive change and this...
by Stuart Dickinson | Jun 13, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism, together with DefendDefenders, Magamba Network and Fojo Media, hosted a powerful five-day training session in Lusaka, Zambia at the beginning of June to strengthen the capacity of media professionals across the continent. Funded by...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 22, 2025 | Featured Story, News
“In the first few days of my time at the Wits Centre for Journalism, I made a promise to myself: to do the things that made me scared.” For journalist Ruby Delahunt, stepping out of her comfort zone during her time as a WCJ honours student in 2024 was transformative –...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 7, 2025 | News
The African Investigative Journalism Conference is running two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for practicing early-career journalists under the age of 30 with five or less years’ experience, and one for mid-career journalists with five or more years’ experience....
by Stuart Dickinson | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured Story, News, Uncategorized
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) returns to Wits University from 5 to 7 November 2025 for its 21st edition. The Wits Centre for Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, trainers and academics to submit proposals around speakers,...
