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Investigative journalism conference in five cities

The 17th annual African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) will be held from 11 to 15 October, with three full days of conferencing (October...

Database of independent digital media

Jamlab is looking to build a media database, where it will list established independent digital journalism and media organisations or platforms in...

Join Jamfest for a feast of media innovation

Wits Journalism’s Jamlab will be hosting the inaugural Jamfest, an African media and information festival directed at a diverse set of African media...

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...

Zambia and Mozambique go in different directions on media freedom

While Zambia has been promised an improvement in freedom of expression and media freedom, neighbouring Mozambique seems to be going in the opposite...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Media literacy education lacking in Africa

Media literacy is barely taught in seven African countries, with only South Africa presenting elements of misinformation literacy, according to a...

Sexual harassment rife in African media

Believe it or not, but one in two women, 43 percent of gender non-conforming individuals and 19,5 percent of men in African media have experienced...

Community radio in Africa thriving in spite of challenges – report

In spite of the many challenges community radio faces on the continent, the medium remains the media that many communities rely on for information,...