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...

So, is it Black or black?

The debate on whether to capitalise the word Black when referring to dark skin people of African descent has been raging for a number of years. American journalist, Juliette Harris, has entered the debate arguing it should just be fine to write black with lower case....

Solutions for resilience in a Covid-19 world

The African Women in Media (AWiM) will be holding a virtual conference under the theme The Future of Media in Africa: Building Resilience in a COVID19 World on 2-3 November this year. Announcing the holding of the conference, AWiM co-founder and CEO, Dr. Yemisi...