Opportunities
AJEN publishes a list of opportunities and sends out a monthly newsletter to keep colleagues aware of changes to the journalism landscape in Africa from an academic, research and practical point of view…
EVENT: IAMCR 2026 Pre-Conference
Media Development at a Crossroads: Power, Funding, and Futures Beyond the Donor Era — PRE-CONFERENCE CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The IAMCR Media Sector Development Working Group, in partnership with the University College Dublin Clinton Institute, invites contributions to...
RESOURCE: Training Workshop for South African Newsrooms and Journalism Classrooms
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SUBMISSION: Journalism Education and Generative AI
Generative AI has rapidly become a defining force in journalism education, reshaping how knowledge is produced, taught, assessed and understood across global higher education systems. Since the emergence of tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DALL·E and other generative...
Ajen round table 2026
The 2026 edition of the annual round table meeting of the African Journalism Education Network (Ajen) comes to Mauritius, from 12 – 14 August 2026. And you’re invited! The event is open to Ajen members and non-members, offering opportunities to hear from industry leaders and journalism educators, to discuss important issues of common concern, to learn and network.
Training on environmental and climate change journalism takes off in French-speaking Indian Ocean nations
A new training initiative targeting French-speaking countries in the Indian Ocean is seeking to reshape how environmental and climate change stories are reported, moving beyond reactive coverage towards deeper, more analytical journalism. The programme, coordinated by the University of Mauritius with support from UNESCO, brings together working journalists from Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Djibouti. It also includes participants from Rodrigues Island, as well as a small number of journalism students and environmental NGO practitioners.
African investigative journalism conference heads to Kenya for first time in 22 years
The African Investigative Journalism Conference, the continent’s largest gathering of journalists, will this year be held outside South Africa for the first time since its inception more than two decades ago. The 22nd edition of the conference will take place at the Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications, in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10 to 12 November 2026, marking a historic shift for the annual event that has traditionally been hosted in Johannesburg by the Wits Centre for Journalism.
SUBMISSION: Handbook of Independent Journalism
Independent journalism is considered an important pillar of democratic societies, enabling citizens to make informed decisions, creating trust in quality information, and the role of journalists as watchdogs of society. Independence is often considered a pre-requisite for good quality news and watchdog journalism and has been described as free from control or influence. Despite being an omni-present normative standard, independent journalism often appears in academic works as a buzzword, implicit assumption or underlying belief system. This handbook brings together work which examines the conditions, functions, perceptions, delimitations and challenges surrounding independent journalism as a concept, practice, standard, organizational form and discourse.
SUBMISSION: Digital Popular Culture and Politics in Africa
Digital media technologies have become a key site upon which political meanings are produced, consumed and challenged. While politicians use digital popular cultural repertoires to ingratiate themselves with the electorate, the same technologies are being harnessed by ordinary people to speak truth to power, exposing abuses, mobilising protests and demanding accountability from authorities, often bypassing centralised traditional media.
SCHOLARSHIP: Mauritius‑Africa Scholarship Scheme 2026
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius invites applications from deserving students who are resident citizens of African Union or African Commonwealth countries for the Mauritius‑Africa Scholarship Scheme (MASS) 2026, supporting full‑time on‑campus undergraduate...
EVENT: Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
The University of Leeds and Boston University present the interdisciplinary symposium “Cultures of Platformisation in Africa”, exploring how digital platforms shape economic, social, and political life across the continent. The symposium examines both the...
VACANCY: Journalism, Media and African Development Researcher
The Wits Centre for Journalism invites applications for a one-year contract Researcher position. The successful candidate will lead research and media capacity-building initiatives for the WCJ’s Africa-China Reporting Project.
EVENT: One World Media Awards
Entries are invited for the One World Media Awards, which will take place in June 2025. This is an opportunity to have your work recognised amongst the best in global journalism. The One World Media Awards recognise the best media coverage from and about the global south. Stories that break through stereotypes, change the narrative and connect people across cultures. Each year, hundreds of entries from all over the world are judged by our panels of distinguished professionals, carefully selected from the media and non-profit sectors for their wide-ranging experience and expertise.