NGOs step in to train climate journalists as formal education training gaps persist
By Enock Sithole Non-governmental organisations (NGO) are increasingly stepping in to train journalists in climate change reporting across Africa, filling...
Ajen round table 2026
Theme: Reimagining African journalism education in a time of Technological Disruptions and Possibilities The 2026 edition of the annual round...
Humans over algorithms: Wits Centre for Journalism to host SACOMM 2026
As the digital divide shifts from access to agency, the upcoming South African Communications Association (SACOMM) 2026 conference is set...
Zimbabwe Positions Journalism at the Centre of AI-Driven Development
By Mr Nkosana Dube Government officials, international partners, newsroom leaders and journalism educators convened at the Bronte Hotel for Zimbabwe’s...
EACA 2026 conference to reimagine communication in Africa
The East African Communication Association (EACA) will host its 16th conference in Kenya, with organisers promising a broad, cross-cutting conversation...
How money shapes what we read: Western and Chinese media funding in three African countries
By Enock Sithole When foreign cash arrives at newsrooms and journalism schools it buys more than laptops and travel: it...
Framing News in Africa’s Eyes
By Enock Sithole When Western reporters file from Timbuktu or Lagos, and when local journalists file from the same streets,...
AI, public communication and ethics: a democratic challenge
By Laura Amigo As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent in public communication practices, it raises as many hopes as concerns...
Ethiopia’s community radio at a crossroads: New study calls for public ownership and genuine participation
A new academic study is raising tough questions about the future of community broadcasting in Ethiopia, arguing that the sector...
Ghanaian Journalism: A Daily Gamble of Truth and Courage
By Richmond Acheampong Journalism in Ghana is not a profession for the faint-hearted. It is a daily gamble between conscience...
“The most important news from Austria and around the world” – without the Global South?
by Ladislaus Ludescher Die Zeit im Bild (ZIB) 1 is undisputedly Austria’s most widely watched news program. According to its...
AJEN Round Table 2025: Professor Claudia Nothelle on Fake News, Fact-Checking and the Challenge of Disinformation
Kemiso Wessie The African Journalism Education Network (AJEN) held its fourth annual Round Table from 3 – 5 September 2025...
The Status of Journalism Education in Africa
By Google Gemini AI The African Journalism Education Network (Ajen) roundtable which was held on 3-5 September, at the University...
EACA Conference tackles challenges and Opportunities for media and communication in East Africa
By Enock Sithole The recently concluded East African Communication Association (EACA) conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brought together over 300...
SACCOM 2025: building a community of collaboration and creativity
By Enock Sithole Exciting papers from emerging scholars and karaoke evenings, marked SACOMM 2025, giving a “strong sense of community...
Historic Adwa Museum to host EACA 2025
By Enock Sithole The Adwa Victory Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa is preparing to welcome African media and communication scholars...
Professor Agyemang Calls for Balanced Integration of Non-Journalism Experts in Journalism Faculties
By Richmond Acheampong Professor Joseph Kwasi Agyemang, Professor of Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the...
Words that Wound: How African media reports on sexual violence – and why it should change
By Kemiso Wessie Contemporary media is grounded in its societal role: to educate, inform, and entertain. The public relies on...
AJEN 2025 Roundtable
Preparations are well underway for the fourth Roundtable meeting of the African Journalism Education Network (AJEN) to take place at...
Wave of coups in Africa: How are German media reporting on the coups in Niger and Gabon?
By Sylvestre Kouakou In 2023, a coup overthrew the government in Niger, followed shortly thereafter by a coup in Gabon:...