Opportunities

Indigenous languages carry culture, history, and identity, yet many remain endangered or marginalized in mainstream media. The 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) Research Focus Area will explore how media can preserve, revitalize, and promote these languages, connecting ancestral knowledge with contemporary communication practices and future innovation.

Rhodes University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies will host an intensive post-conference workshop for 20 participants, focusing on digital and computational tools for media research. Co-hosted by Drs Alette Schoon and Thandeka Bukula, the workshop will provide hands-on demonstrations and practical exercises designed to help participants explore real-world research questions using modern media research technologies.

African Journalism Studies (AJS) invites scholars and practitioners to submit research articles for a special issue focused on indigenous language community media and journalism practice across Africa.

One World Media is offering support for journalists and filmmakers reporting from the Global South, providing funding, mentoring, and access to a global network.

In an era defined by exponential digital transformation, the global media and telecommunication landscape is undergoing seismic shifts that have profound implications for innovation, governance, journalism, socio-economic inclusion, and epistemic justice. Nowhere are...

Join this impactful webinar hosted by CoMMPASS –  a free, self-paced online course designed for journalism students and practising journalists interested in migration in Africa. Developed by eight African and European universities in partnership with leading global institutions, the course features 14 media-rich modules. 

In 2024, South Africa celebrated 100 years of regular radio broadcasting, a milestone that invites us to reflect not only on its storied past but also on what the next century may bring. From its roots in early amateur experiments to today’s digitally integrated platforms, radio has remained a resilient and evolving medium.

Join in on this half-day “unconference” and book launch exploring media capture across Africa and Latin America, organised by the Sociological & Cultural Studies group and Glasgow University Media Group in partnership with the Glasgow Latin American Research Network. This hybrid event marks the launch of the forthcoming book Media Capture in Africa and Latin America: Power & Resistance and brings together researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to discuss emerging patterns of media control and grassroots resistance in the Global South.

Join Dr. Jako Olivier (Commonwealth of Learning, Canada) for an online webinar on 7 April 2025 exploring the intersection of open educational resources (OER) and Generative AI. 

The South African Communication Association (SACOMM) invites submissions for its 2025 conference, which will be themed Currents: People, Power, and Practice.

In 2026, the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) will mark its 30th anniversary. This milestone provides a timely opportunity to critically examine the organisation’s contribution to South Africa’s media landscape, its role in shaping sociocultural and sociopolitical discourse, and its impact on journalistic practices in the country. This edited volume seeks to bring together diverse perspectives from academics, journalists, media practitioners, legal experts, historians, political scientists, civil society activists and cultural commentators to reflect on SANEF’s journey over the past 30 years.

The SARCHi SA-UK Bilateral Chair in the Digital Humanities, with a focus on Digital Media Sociology, based in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to interdisciplinary research projects that leverage digital tools and methodologies to advance humanities scholarship.