Join Jamfest for a feast of media innovation

Wits Journalism’s Jamlab will be hosting the inaugural Jamfest, an African media and information festival directed at a diverse set of African media makers and media publics. This inaugural festival will be hosted virtually from 13 – 17 September 2021, showcasing new...

Dr Olaiya to boost communication scholarship in Nigeria

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program has awarded Anderson University College of Arts and Sciences professor of English, Dr. Kalawole Olaiya, a fellowship to work with Nigeria’s Wesley University in Ondo, collaborating on research, developing curriculum,...
Does the media represent diversity?

Does the media represent diversity?

University of Pretoria vice-chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, has thrown the cat among the pigeons, questioning whether the media represented diversity in society or merely reproduced stereotypes, biases and prejudices. Prof Kupe was delivering his inaugural lecture since...
Women journos pioneering solutions journalism

Women journos pioneering solutions journalism

Women journalists are pioneering solutions journalism in the developmental areas of gender, health and development issues that impact women and other marginalised groups. Running under the theme African Women Journalism Project (AWJP), the initiative is spearheaded by...