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Ajen publishes a monthly newsletter, called AJENda, to keep colleagues aware of changes to the journalism landscape in Africa from an academic, research and professional point of view.
GALLERY: AJEN 2024 Roundtable Meeting
Check out the amazing moments from our third annual AJEN roundtable in Nairobi! From inspiring discussions to powerful connections, this year’s event brought together passionate voices from across Africa to tackle the future of journalism. Swipe through to see the highlights and the faces behind the conversations shaping tomorrow’s media.
Meet Your Colleague: Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey
By Kemiso Wessie Dr Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, a senior lecturer at Durban University of Technology’s Department of Media, Language and...
AI is a reality, Learn How to Use It, EACA Conference Told
Over 300 journalism, media and communication scholars, practitioners and students, met in Dar es Salaam at the end of August for the 14th annual conference of the East African Communication Association (EACA), to discuss artificial intelligence (AI), among other topics under the theme: Africa and the global dialogue on media and communication.
Add AI and Digital Literacy in Journalism Education, Urges Malawian Academic
By Enock Sithole Malawian journalism academic, Dr. Jolly Ntaba, believes it's about time that government policymakers invest in curriculum...
AJEN Roundtable: Rising Through the Tide of Media and Planet in Crisis
The Ajen held its third roundtable at the Graduate School of Media and Communications, at Aga Khan University, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 26 – 27 August 2024, under the theme, Sustainable Journalism Education: Rising Through the Tide of Media and a Climate in Crisis.
EACA Conference Highlights Africa’s Critical Role in Shaping Global Media Dialogue
EACA’s annual conferences serve as a crucial gathering for diverse voices to discuss industry challenges and opportunities. The 2024 conference, held at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, centered on the theme ‘Africa and the Global Dialogue on Media and Communication.’
New Publications in September
Explore our September list of new publications that highlight a variety of aspects related to the African communications and media studies research community. These works cover a variety of topics from harassment in African journalism, digital life and global misinformation to African media coverage of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
African Journalism Students Establish Network
Concerned with the fact that journalism education “often falls short of preparing students for the realities of the profession, and opportunities for professional development are limited”, journalism students are establishing the Journalism Students Network of Africa (JSNA) to unite and empower journalism students across the continent.
Survey: Teaching climate change coverage as a part of journalism education in Africa and Europe
This survey is a joint endeavour of the African Journalism Educators Network (AJEN), the Afro Media Network and the European Journalism Observatory (EJO). It aims to collect information about whether and to what extent the increasingly relevant topic of climate change reporting is a topic in African and European journalism education.
Global topic, global reporting? Climate reporting in African countries and countries of the Global North
Climate change is one of the key crises of our time, but its complexity often makes it difficult to fully understand. Our perception depends heavily on media coverage While some studies have looked at the coverage of climate change in the field of science, risk and environmental communication, I would like to bring a new perspective with my doctoral thesis: a comparison of different countries, taking into account historical responsibility and international relations.
E-Learning as an opportunity for journalist training in Africa?
How can we improve our digital teaching and its impact? This question was the focus of a presentation by Michel Leroy at the international Media & Learning conference in Leuven (Belgium) on June 20, 2024, which he gave together with Dr. Sara Namusoga-Kaale from Makerere University in Uganda. The Media & Learning conference is an international event focusing on innovative approaches in digital teaching. Media & Learning [1] is a community of some 12,000 individuals and organizations seeking to maximize the benefits of media for learning.
African Journalism educators to hold roundtable in Nairobi
Journalism educators from the continent’s journalism schools, under the auspices of the African Journalism Educators Network (AJEN), will hold a roundtable meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 25-27 2024 to discuss sustainable journalism education.
New Publications in August
Explore our August list of new publications that highlight a variety of aspects related to the African communications and media studies research community. These works cover a variety of topics from gender and the making of identity and the reconstitution of African cultural industries and societies to data journalism developments during the COVID-19 pandemic and how San and Khoe people struggle to maintain the remnants of their languages and cultures.
Meet Your Colleague: Anthea Garman
Anthea Garman’s self-description is as succinct as it is revealing. “Curious,” she declares, before qualifying, “Easily bored.” It’s a trait that demands constant stimulation. Without such intellectual engagement, she confesses, she’d be left feeling flat and uninspired but in a decade-long career as a journalist she found her match. Find out more about her in our Meet Your Colleague interview series.
Adoption of the Declaration on African Journalism Education in the works
Following the Rhodes University Journalism Summit held in April this year, work to adopt the Makhanda Declaration on African Journalism Education is in full swing.