by Staff Reporter | Oct 16, 2020 | events
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...
by Staff Reporter | Oct 12, 2020 | events
The inaugural Aggrey Klaaste Annual Colloquium aim is to commemorate the events that took place on 19 October 1977, the infamous Black Wednesday. On 19 October 2020, Media Freedom Day, the Aggrey Klaaste Trust (AKT), in partnership with Sowetan, the Journalism...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jul 8, 2020 | events
Fact-checking organisations in Africa have been working around the clock over the past several months to debunk and tackle the damaging spread of misinformation and fake news surrounding covid-19. These organisations have also had to adapt to the changing times, the...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jun 1, 2020 | events
Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has played a crucial role across the globe providing practical information, holding government accountable, requiring responsible behaviour from citizens and influencing perceptions. While the virus is spreading across...
by Staff Reporter | May 7, 2020 | events
Along with the institutions they belong to, journalism schools have had to give up their usual methods of teaching in the light of the Covid-19 crisis. It is particularly difficult to teach practical skills to students remotely, and under circumstances when doing...
by Staff Reporter | May 1, 2020 | events
As the pandemic sweeps through countries, access to information is critical in efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, some governments have enforced restrictions on both digital and traditional media such as Internet restrictions and shutdowns of newspaper...
