Ethiopia gets its first journalism textbook

Ethiopia gets its first journalism textbook

By Enoch Sithole Journalism students in Ethiopia will now use a homegrown journalism textbook, thanks to the work of Drs Getachew Dinku and Abdissa Zerai who recently published the country’s first journalism textbook. Titled “Journalism in Ethiopia – The wrestle...
SACOMM 2024 to debate ‘politics of the present’

SACOMM 2024 to debate ‘politics of the present’

By Enoch Sithole The SACOMM 2024 conference will have a specific focus “on the politics of the present, and practices of being present,” said the Local Organising Committee (LOC) at Stellenbosch University.                                                              ...
New journalism curriculum for Somali National University

New journalism curriculum for Somali National University

By Enoch Sithole: -Journalism education at the Somali National University (SNU) will benefit from a new curriculum from March, this year, thanks to  assistance from Fojo Media Institute, supported by International Media Support (IMS), in an initiative led by veteran...
West Africa to discuss post-Covid-19 journalism education

West Africa to discuss post-Covid-19 journalism education

By Enoch Sithole: -West African journalism educators, journalists, journalism students, postdoctoral researchers and other media professionals will meet in a virtual symposium on March 30-31 to discuss issues affecting journalism education in the post-Covid-19 digital...