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Meet Your Colleague: Gillian Jones
Born and bred in Johannesburg, Gillian Jones brings over two decades of experience in journalism to her role as a financial journalism lecturer at the Wits Centre for Journalism.
Ethiopia gets its first journalism textbook
Journalism students in Ethiopia will now use a homegrown journalism textbook, thanks to the work of Drs Getachew Dinku and Abdissa Zerai who recently published the country’s first journalism textbook.
SACOMM 2024 to debate ‘politics of the present’
The SACOMM 2024 conference will have a specific focus “on the politics of the present, and practices of being present,” said the Local Organising Committee (LOC) at Stellenbosch University.
EACA to deliberate on the ‘global dialogue on media and communication’
Media and communication academics from East Africa and other parts of the world will converge at the University of Dar es Salaam for the 14th edition of the East African Communication Association (EACA) conference on 28-30 August, this year. The delegates will meet under the theme Africa and the Global Dialogue on Media and Communication, said the conference organisers.
Truths through the lens: The importance of photojournalism in Africa
Photojournalism in Africa has evolved due to technology, media changes, and societal shifts. Despite this, it remains a potent medium, capturing moments succinctly. AJENda interviewed Leon Sadiki, a photography mentor at WCJ, discussing the significance of photojournalism in the digital age and its role in shaping future African visual storytellers.
New Publications
Explore our March list of new publications that highlight a variety of aspects related to the African communications research community. From establishing common understandings of 21st-century skills assessment in East Africa to examining how individuals involved in the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria utilised social media for information acquisition and coordination.