As artificial intelligence transforms news production, social media turns ordinary citizens into instant publishers, and misinformation spreads faster than ever before, a fundamental question confronts journalism schools across Africa and beyond: Does studying journalism at university still matter?
AJEnda sought the views of three journalism students and one who has recently graduated.
One of them, Chriselda Lewis, is a BA (Honours) mid-career student at the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ), at the University of Witwatersrand. She gave a candid Q&A interview about her journey from a child TV presenter to a senior reporter and news anchor at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and discussed her reasons for going back to journalism school despite her flourishing career at the public broadcaster.