by WCJ Admin | Jul 7, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) is proud to announce the selection of 24 journalists from across Africa who will each be granted $1000 (R17 300) to investigate and report on a range of important health issues on the continent. “These grants are a significant...
by WCJ Admin | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in partnership with Sanlam, is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the prestigious Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism 2025. These annual awards honour the legacy of Nat Nakasa, a trailblazing...
by WCJ Admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured Story, News, Webinars
Guest speakers Ryk van Niekerk (editor of Moneyweb) and Rob Rose (editor and co-founder of Currency) join WCJ lecturer Gillian Jones for part one of a two-part Wits Centre for Journalism webinar series exploring how we should redefine and re-educate financial...
by WCJ Admin | Jun 23, 2025 | Featured Story, News
Audiences lean into video news and online influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for traditional publishers ● AI chatbots are also emerging as an alternative news source, with 12% of younger audiences in our global sample using them to get...
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 –...
