The latest issue of State of the Newsroom overviews the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the media in South Africa; explores the difficult terrain of data and data governance, and how the country’s media should be re-orientating itself to a local data narrative; and asks a group of media practitioners what they thought of Sanef’s report on media ethics.

All these – the pandemic and its long-term aftershocks, the fast-emerging data economy, and the chronic challenge of earning back a sense of media credibility and public trust – have the potential to tip the scales for better or for worse when it comes to the future robustness and value of journalism in South Africa.

Join us as we unpack some of the highlights from this report as Alan Finlay, Editor of the State of the Newsroom report, will be in conversation with: 

• John Bailey, Managing Editor, eNCA
• Gabriella Razzano, Executive Director, OpenUp
• Adriaan Basson, Editor-in-chief, News24
• Kate Skinner, freelance consultant, Former Director of Sanef.