EVENT: ICA26 Preconference

The ICA 2026 Preconference “Practicing Trust: Media, Machines and Methods” explores how trust is shaped in contemporary news, media industries, and digital communication, with a focus on AI, technology, and institutional practices. The one-day symposium brings...

EVENT: ICA Preconference

The University of the Western Cape invites abstracts for the ICA preconference: “African and Global Media Representations of Africa”. This event foregrounds research critically examining how Africa is narrated, imagined, and negotiated in mediated discourse, both...
Meet Your Colleague: Fred Kakooza

Meet Your Colleague: Fred Kakooza

By Kemiso Wessie  For Dr Fred Kakooza, journalism education is as much a calling as it is an academic discipline. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University in Uganda and Secretary General of the East Africa...
New Publications in January 2026

New Publications in January 2026

Compiled by Elva Nziza, for AJENda and Afromedia.network.  We present a short selection of publications of interest to the African communications and media studies research community. Climate Change Communication in Africa: Emerging Trends and Practices Editors:...