by Staff Reporter | May 7, 2020 | events
Along with the institutions they belong to, journalism schools have had to give up their usual methods of teaching in the light of the Covid-19 crisis. It is particularly difficult to teach practical skills to students remotely, and under circumstances when doing...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Apr 22, 2020 | events
Midweek webinar On Reporting the Covid crisis Journalists around the world are grappling with the biggest story of their lifetimes. The task raises many challenges: how to deal with a highly complex subject where even the experts don’t have all the answers? How to...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Apr 16, 2020 | Featured Story, News, Wits Journalism
Chair of the South African Editor’s Forum and editor for Eyewitness News in South Africa, Mahlatse Mahlase, Africa Check chief editor, Lee Mwiti and director at First Draft News Claire Wardle were in conversation with head of Wits Journalis, Prof Franz Kruger...
by Staff Reporter | Apr 9, 2020 | events
Why has the current Covid-19 crisis led to such an explosion of fake news? What should be done about it? We’ve seen lots of fact-checking stories, some criminal charges, technical solutions and others – what’s working? How should journalism respond? Is this perhaps an...
by Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2020 | Featured Story, News
Dear students, partners and colleagues As we prepare for the national lockdown, I am writing to update you on some actions we have taken in response to the crisis, and what we intend to do going forward. Our basic approach is to accept that the current...
