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...
by Stuart Dickinson | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured Story, News
By Stuart Dickinson Blanshe Musinguzi, writing for Africa Report, took top honours at the second annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award for his far-reaching and impactful investigation into the smuggling of precious Congolese hardwoods through East...
by Stuart Dickinson | Oct 30, 2024 | Featured Story, News
By Stuart Dickinson The milestone 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference got off to a roaring start at Wits University on 30 October, attracting more than 400 journalists from over 55 countries worldwide to network and share excellent examples of their...
by Stuart Dickinson | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured Story, News
The 2024 finalists of the prestigious WCJ / AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award have been selected, recognising tenacious, hard-hitting examples of investigative reporting from and about Africa. “Investigative journalists from across Africa gave...
by Stuart Dickinson | Oct 21, 2024 | Featured Story, News
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), in collaboration with SKUP (the Association for a Critical and Investigative Press in Norway) and Bellingcat, an independent global investigative organisation, will host an intensive training course on the latest...
