by Tshepo Tshabalala | Dec 13, 2017 | General media news
As the year draws to a close, we take stock of some of the work that has been produced through the Taco Kuiper grant. Every year, the Taco Kuiper grant recognises outstanding examples of journalism that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account and question...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Nov 19, 2017 | General media news
The global economy allows secrecy to flourish and investigative journalists are needed to help unveil this secrecy and root out corruption. By Aidan Jones Nobel Laureate economist Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz emphasized that investigative journalists are needed to...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Nov 18, 2017 | General media news
The inaugural winner of the student journalist category of the African Fact-Checking Awards was crowned tonight in the fifth year of the awards’ history. By Patricia Aruo Senegal’s Moussa Ngom was awarded the student prize for his article “Pourquoi Macron a tout a...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Nov 18, 2017 | General media news
Carto the free online GIS system that work with mapping data for analyses and storytelling. By Wesley Ford “They will never treat you like you are asking a stupid question.” These are the words of the project manager of OpenUp, Julia Renouprez during a...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Nov 18, 2017 | General media news
The 2017 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture happened at Wits University last night. By Karen Mwendera and Michael Pedro Media freedom continues to play critical role in a thriving democracy and ensures that all human rights are enjoyed. This was the central message...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Nov 7, 2017 | General media news
Is there a future for ‘philanthropic journalism’? Are media editors holding up much-needed change in their firms and thus jeopardizing the role and place of what has long been known as the ‘Fourth Estate’? By Francis Mdlongwa How should media managers and editors cope...