WCJ News Articles
Africa’s top five investigative stories announced for 2026 AIJY Award
The top five finalists of the prestigious African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award 2026 have been selected. This year saw a record number of 204 entries received from across the continent, with the outstanding caliber of investigative reporting on display...
Wits Centre for Journalism hosts over 150 academics and communications professionals at the 2026 SACOMM conference
Johannesburg – How is ‘the human’ being redefined and reasserted in a time of technofeudalism? This is the question more than 150 academics and communication professionals looked to answer at the annual South African Communications Association (SACOMM) conference,...
Call for Papers: Cross Current and Critical Encounters
The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies invites submissions of original research papers, abstracts for research in progress and proposals for panels on Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual convention on 19-21 May 2027. The conference will be...
WCJ welcomes Tshegofatso Ngwako as project assistant
The Wits Centre for Journalism is pleased to welcome Tshegofatso Ngwako, a passionate Witsie who takes on the busy role of project assistant in supporting the Centre’s growing programmes and activities. Tshegofatso holds a BA majoring in Media Studies &...
WCJ hosts content creation workshop with Dan Corder
The Wits Centre for Journalism recently welcomed Dan Corder to facilitate a hands-on content creation workshop designed for Wits students across all faculties. The first cohort included Witsies studying a wide range of disciplines - from humanities, law and business,...
Applications open for 2026 AIJC investigative journalism Masterclass
The African Investigative Journalism Conference, a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism in association with Bellingcat, DW Akademie and other partners, will host the 5th annual intensive training course on the latest investigative journalism techniques in...
Entries open for SANEF 2026 Nat Nakasa Awards
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in proud partnership with Sanlam, invites nominations and entries for the prestigious Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism 2026. At a time when journalism faces growing threats, misinformation, intimidation,...
WCJ health reporting grantee Brygettes Ngana takes runner-up prize at Voices of Impact Awards
Kenyan journalist Brygettes Ngana’s powerful story on how USAID funding cuts have severely impacted HIV treatment centres across the country took second place at the recent Voices of Impact Awards. Ngana was one of 24 recipients of a Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ)...
Content creation workshop with Dan Corder open to Wits students
Do you have a compelling story to tell about Johannesburg but haven’t figured out how to tell it just yet? The thought of hooks, a script and editing put you off? Well, we might have something to remedy that. The Wits Centre for Journalism is partnering with Dan...
Entries open for 4th annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award
All African journalists are invited to submit entries for the prestigious 2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award, an initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism and annual African Investigative Journalism Conference. The award, supported by Absa,...
WCJ webinar – Under Duress: Journalism in Authoritarian Contexts
On 25 May, the Wits Centre for Journalism hosted Dr Richard Stupart for a webinar discussing a new report about journalism in authoritarian contexts. Stupart, a British Academy Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and...
South African newsrooms and journalists feature prominently at WAN-IFRA 2026 African Digital Media Awards
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced the winners of this year’s 11th edition of the Digital Media African Awards, where South African newsrooms and journalists took first place across seven categories. The awards celebrate initiatives that...