Digital editors: AI in the media landscape
by Kyra Usielski Artificial intelligence (AI) has already firmly established itself in our everyday lives and also in editorial offices...
E-Learning as an opportunity for journalist training in Africa?
by Michel Leroy & Sara Namusoga-Kaale How can we improve our digital teaching and its impact? This question was the...
Digital Witnesses to the Crime: Visual Narratives of the Bucha Tragedy
by Oleksandra Yaroshenko On March 29, 2022, more than a month after the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine,...
Gender inequality in newsroom management: Challenges in the global journalism environment
by Sandra Lábova In today’s world, where information flows faster than ever before, editorial leadership plays a critical role in...
Zimbabwe Journalism Educators Network launches in June
Organisers are excited to announce the launch of the Zimbabwe Journalism Educators Network (ZIJEN) on 14 June 2024 at Great...
Seychelles includes indigenous language in journalism education
By Enock Sithole The newly established journalism programme at the University of Seychelles is leading the way in teaching journalism...
Environmental investigative journalism in the spotlight in Mozambique conference
By Enock Sithole Media academics, journalists, researchers and students from across the African continent and the Americas will meet in...
One day conference: Disinformation effects on minority and minoritized languages
DISINFORMATION EFFECTS ON MINORITY AND MINORITIZED LANGUAGES: Diagnosing the Problem, Identifying Solutions, Creating Knowledge Networks When: July 1st, 2024 Where:...
Minimum consensus or overblocking? How justified is the criticism of the European Media Freedom Act?
Press freedom is not the same everywhere in Europe. In an attempt to establish EU-wide standards for press freedom, the...
‘World News’ without the rest of the world: The marginalisation of the Global South in the USA's most widely covered news programme
In 2022, just around 3 per cent of the airtime of the most widely covered US news programme, ABC World...
UNESCO initiative boosts journalism education in Africa
By Enock Sithole A UNESCO initiative to strengthen journalism education in Africa has seen more than 735 journalism students, 556...
World Press Freedom Day celebrated through a range of themes in Africa
By Enock Sithole The World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), on May 3 was celebrated through various themes in different countries...
Tackling election mis- and disinformation
By Kemiso Wessie The digital and online realm has emerged as a battleground fraught with deep fake content generated by...
Shot in the arm for journalism, media and communication research
By Enock SitholeResearch in journalism, media and communication is about to get a shot in the arm following the launching...
Media and Communication Theory in Africa
“Media and Communication Theory in Africa” by Nelson Okorie “Media and Communication Theory in Africa” by Nelson Okorie is an...
Jean-Marie Charon: ‘Young journalists develop doubts very early on’
by Laurie Chappatte Young journalists are often torn between their passion for their profession and the challenges it presents. Illustration...
Journalism students see an industry in crisis. It’s time to talk about it
The 7 challenges facing the media in the face of artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) promises a profound transformation of...
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...
Ajen launches website, plans conference
The African Journalism Education Network (Ajen) has launched a website packed with new features, announced a new partnership with the...
Media, Place and Tourism-Worlds of imaginations
Edited by 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗻𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼, 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗮, 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗱 and 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗲, this book highlights the connections between media, tourism and place, bringing...