by Stuart Dickinson | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic
Dr Dinesh Balliah Director and PhD Coordinator Dinesh Balliah is the Director of the Wits Centre for Journalism. She is the former deputy public advocate of the Press Council of South Africa, and until very recently, chaired the board of the Health-e News...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic
Dr Nechama Brodie Senior Lecturer & Mid-Career Honours Coordinator Nechama Brodie joined Wits Journalism after completing her PhD in 2019. Her doctoral thesis looked at media reporting on femicide in South Africa, and formed the basis of the monograph...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic
Dr Thandi Bombi Lecturer Dr Bombi joined the Wits Centre for Journalism academic team in 2025 as a lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies. She completed her master’s and PhD research through Rhodes University and joins Wits through the Department of Higher...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 15, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic
Dr Collen Chambwera Lecturer and Career-Entry Honours Coordinator Collen is a seasoned educator in the media space who joined the Centre as a senior lecturer and researcher in 2024. His PhD topic was financial and economic news production practices in Zimbabwe...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 15, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic
Gillian Jones Financial Journalism Lecturer Gillian has spent over 20 years in building a depth of experience in the communications field, in particular in financial services communication. Of this, 15 years were spent as a journalist, covering mainly business,...
