by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
In spite of the many challenges community radio faces on the continent, the medium remains the media that many communities rely on for information, a mapping study conducted by Wits Journalism and the Fojo Media Institute covering the sector in sub-Saharan Africa has...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
Eighteen months after the establishment of the Consortium for Human Rights and Media in Africa (CHARM), the project is going full steam ahead. Funded by the Swedish Development Cooperation (Sida), CHARM is a coming together of six regional civil society and media...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
New York-based Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) is on a mission to “spread the practice of solutions journalism: rigorous reporting on responses to social problems”, reads their website. In her paper on the subject, US professor of journalism and communication,...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
A mapping study of investigative journalism hubs in sub-Saharan Africa has highlighted a new wave of activity across the region, revealing that there are 32 centres of investigative journalism in 19 of the region’s 42 countries. The study also found that there were...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
Local journalism has been facing serious challenges in recent times, leading to its decline, in some instances. However, in recognition of the role that the sector plays in building communities and strengthening democracy, efforts are afoot to revive and strengthen...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | articles
In recognition of the role the media plays in informing the public about Covid-19, a free online course on the pandemic’s vaccines is on offer to help journalists report on the subject with confidence. The course is offered by Internews, providing tools journalists...
