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Latest research contributions from WCJ staff
Wits Centre for Journalism lecturers, project heads and fellows have recently contributed to important research in the field through book chapters and prominent reports. Here are a few highlights.
WCJ hosts workshop on community radio governance, sustainability, and viability
To help stakeholders and media organisations stay on top of changes and challenges in the dynamic environment of community radio, the Wits Centre for Journalism hosted a three-day workshop looking at issues of governance, sustainability and viability.
RISJ releases 2024 Digital News Report
A series of ‘platform resets’ create new uncertainties for publishers as audiences worry about AI and misinformation. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has released its Digital News Report 2024, the most comprehensive piece of research on news...
Join the WCJ’s 2024 financial journalism short course
More than ever, we need well-trained financial journalists able to think critically about the issues we face, to serve as watchdogs for the wider public and to make sense of complex events that shape our economies and livelihoods.
Winners announced for the 18th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism
Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn have taken top honours at the 18th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism for their explosive exposé of Thabo Bester’s escape from prison, a saga which has captured the attention of millions of South Africans across the country since the story broke in 2023.
Wits Centre for Journalism and Global Investigative Journalism Network sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) and Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, amplifying a common goal in working to strengthen investigative journalism in Africa.