WCJ Webinar: Reimagining Financial Journalism in the Age of AI

WCJ Webinar: Reimagining Financial Journalism in the Age of AI

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 journalists for an AI-augmented future.

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025

Report shows South Africa has one of the highest overall trust scores for news at 55%, ranking 5th out of 48 countries in the survey. Fifty percent of people say they use Facebook for news.

WCJ honours graduate Ruby Delahunt wins Patrick Laurence Student of the Year Award

WCJ honours graduate Ruby Delahunt wins Patrick Laurence Student of the Year Award

For journalist Ruby Delahunt, stepping out of her comfort zone during her time as a WCJ honours student in 2024 was transformative – putting her hand up again and again to tackle assignments she would “rather die” than do instilled in her a new sense of bravery that would see her accomplish great things at the Centre, including winning the prestigious Patrick Laurence Student of the Year Award.

AIJC 2025 Fellowship Applications Open

AIJC 2025 Fellowship Applications Open

The African Investigative Journalism Conference is running two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for practicing early-career journalists under the age of 30 with five or less years’ experience, and one for mid-career journalists with five or more years’ experience.

AIJC2025 Call for Proposals Now Open

AIJC2025 Call for Proposals Now Open

The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) returns to Wits University from 5 to 7 November 2025 for its 21st edition. The Wits Centre for Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, trainers and academics to submit proposals around speakers, panels, themes or training that would elevate this year’s event.

Call for Participation: Baseline Survey on Journalist Safety

Call for Participation: Baseline Survey on Journalist Safety

The Wits Centre for Journalism invites all community journalists and media workers (including volunteers and freelancers across print, radio and digital) from Southern and East Africa to participate in a benchmark survey into safety among community journalists and media workers in these regions.