by Ajen admin | Jul 8, 2025 | articles
By Dr Enock Sithole The University of Media Arts and Communication (UniMAC) in Ghana is pioneering a rigorous PhD programme in communication and media, whose implementation comes in six different strands. The three-year-old UniMAC is a merger of three universities:...
by Ajen admin | Jun 17, 2025 | articles
By Ladislaus Ludescher The marginalization of Africa in the mainstream media is overwhelming and consistent. Only a minimal proportion of available airtime or print space is devoted to African issues. Even fundamental events in Africa, such as “the deadliest war of...
by Ajen admin | Jun 17, 2025 | articles
By Judith Odenthal War, authoritarianism, and economic crisis: Various organizations used this year’s World Press Freedom Day to draw attention to the alarming state of press freedom around the world. Reporters Without Borders classifies the situation for...
by Ajen admin | Jun 17, 2025 | articles
By Susanne Fengler and Sara Namusoga-Kaale USAID cuts have hit the media in Africa hard and worsened working conditions for journalists, who already struggle with low wages, harassment, and political repression. At the same time, power struggles between the West,...
by Ajen admin | Jun 17, 2025 | articles
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. African Media and Communication: Foundational Conversations Editors: Viola C. Milton...
by Ajen admin | Jun 17, 2025 | articles
By Enock Sithole All roads will lead to the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Gqeberha, South Africa, for the 2025 edition of the South African Communications Association (SACOMM) conference, which takes place from 8 to 11 September 2025. SACOMM 2025 will be held...
