by Stuart Dickinson | Jan 29, 2025 | Featured Story, News
All South African and South African-based journalists are invited to submit entries for the 2025 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism. The award recognises outstanding examples of investigative reporting that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to...
by Stuart Dickinson | Dec 12, 2024 | Featured Story, News, Webinars
Following on from a successful 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), the Wits Centre for Journalism is hosting a series of webinars in collaboration with the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), a conference partner, aimed at giving...
by Stuart Dickinson | Nov 28, 2024 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism released its 2024 State of the Newsroom report during an online webinar launch on 27 November, with contributors Qaanitah Hunter (award-winning political journalist and author), Mamaponya Motsai (CEO of fraycollege), Prof Glenda Daniels...
by Stuart Dickinson | Nov 20, 2024 | Featured Story, News
Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa, speaking at Wits University on November 19, 2024, sounded the alarm on the power tech companies wield in the global information landscape. Hosted by the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) and the Wits Institute for Social and...
by Stuart Dickinson | Nov 1, 2024 | Featured Story, News
The 20th edition of Africa’s largest gathering of working journalists came to a close on 1 November, with over 450 delegates from 55 countries around the world leaving Wits University richer for the experience in the knowledge gained and new connections made. This...
