Howzit, Here’s the News: Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa on AI, journalistic values and changing how we consume news
By Kemiso Yasmine Wessie Every one of Amahle-Imvelo “Jaxx” Jaxa’s videos starts with a simple, familiar and unmistakably South African…
News Avoidance, News Fatigue: New Findings at ICA 2026
By Susanne Fengler In an era of polycrisis, polarisation and digital upheaval, the media usage patterns of audiences are also…
Information campaigns on migration: The regulation of mobility in West Africa
By Christopher Chanco How has Europe sought to promote anti-migration narratives in order to control the mobility of African populations?…
Journalism in a State of Constant Crisis: Exhaustion, Adaptation & Democratic Self-Assertion
By Susanne Fengler At the annual conference of the International Communications Association (ICA) in Cape Town in early June 2026,…
Featured Publications- July edition
In this 2026 study, Nutsugah et al. examine the structural and institutional barriers that hinder media and communication research in…
Media on the Margins in South Africa – new book examines local and community media workings in post-apartheid
By Enock Sithole The Media on the Margins in South Africa book arrives at a critical moment for journalism and…
Rethinking Communication in the Crisis of Democratic Institutions
Prof. Otfried Jarren (left) at the opening panel of the DGPuK. From left: Prof. Birgit Stark, Prof. Annika Sehl, Prof….
What the History of Argentine Television Teaches Us About the State, Market Power, and the Media
The logos of the four television stations in Buenos Aires in 1981. Source: Personal archiveBy Joaquín Sticotti At a time when…
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