by Enoch Sithole | May 2, 2021 | AJENda
Journalism academics from Sweden and South Africa are hard at work researching and developing a new concept of sustainable journalism. A report on the subject was launched last month during a virtual discussion attended by various role-players and keen participants....
by tshepo | Apr 1, 2021 | AJENda, Ajenda_newsletter
The Uganda Christian University (UCU) and the University of Rwanda (UR) are set to catapult media and communication research in East Africa, following plans to introduce a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Rwanda and a PhD programme in Uganda in these subjects. The two...
by tshepo | Apr 1, 2021 | AJENda, Ajenda_newsletter
A mapping study into investigative journalism hubs in sub-Saharan Africa is set to be released and is expected to reveal a growing trend where the hubs are increasingly closing the gap opened by newsrooms that find it hard to finance investigative journalism. Wits...
by tshepo | Apr 1, 2021 | AJENda, Ajenda_newsletter
Ethiopia’s ethnic divisions are finding their way into the media, resulting in news content that could exacerbate ethnic conflicts. Addis Ababa University’s Dr Mulatu Alemayehu Moges says the ethnic divisions in the media follow the country’s make up where several...
by tshepo | Nov 30, 2020 | AJENda
Efforts are under way to a establish a network of journalism educators for the African continent. Spearheaded by South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in collaboration with working with the Fojo Media Institute (Linnaeus University, Sweden), the...
by tshepo | Nov 30, 2020 | AJENda
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), working with the Fojo Media Institute (Linnaeus University, Sweden), plans to launch a mapping study of journalism training centres in sub-Saharan Africa. The launch will take place on 9 December through a Webinar. Conducted...
