New PhD and MA programmes at UCU and UR powering on
By Enock Sithole The recently introduced programmes in journalism, media and communication studies at the Uganda Christian University (UCU) and...
Bridging Media Landscapes: Reflections on the AMAZE Program and Lessons for Ghanaian Journalism.
By Rainbow Sackey The rapid development of the global news media makes it essential for journalists to learn from other...
Wits University launches climate change multilingual project
The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) has introduced a project, In My Culture, which seeks to “break language barriers” in...
Social media: problematic platforms, problematic users
By Bjarne Overkott Social media is playing a major role in the run-up to the German parliamentary elections. Its influence...
Climate change: Deserted land in journalism education
By Johanna Mack, Sara Namusoga-Kale, Merle van Berkum, Enoch Sithole, & Susanne Fengler Even though climate change has emerged as...
AJEN speaks at AWIM 2024
By Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey The African Journalism Educators Network (AJEN) made a strong representation at the recently held annual conference...
Featured Publications in African Media and Communication Studies- January Edition
Authors: AW Njathi, B Watkins Africa’s rapid digital connectivity growth has transformed the continent into a hub for socializing, entertainment,...
Professor Carol Azungi Dralega on AI, Covid and the Classroom
By Kemiso Wessie The rapid transformation of journalism in the digital age demands a re-evaluation of education, practice and ethical...
WJEC congress moved to San Francisco
By Enock Sithole The 7th World Journalism Education Congress will now be held in San Francisco, in the United States...
Rhodes University hosts an education journalism think tank
By Enock Sithole The Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies (SJMS) and the Binding Constraints Lab (BCL) have...
Norwegian funding agency criticised for budget cuts
By Enoch Sithole The African Journalism Education Network (Ajen) has joined the chorus of criticism of the recent Norpart funding...
Uptake of the Erasmus+ funding not lacking
By Enoch Sithole The Erasmus+ Networking Forum seeks to correct the impression that the uptake of the available funding was lacking....
Journalism educators and students join forces
By Enoch Sithole The Journalism Students Network of Africa (JSNA) has joined the African Journalism Education Network (Ajen). The move...
Sports journalism – ugly duckling of the journalism profession?
By Thomas Strübin Since its beginnings, sports journalism has been held in low esteem, both within editorial offices and in...
“Bro Vote”: How podcasts and alternative media helped Trump win the election
By Svetlana Greidina Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election shows how radically the political landscape in the US...
Somali Media Women Association on transforming the media landscape
By Kemiso Wessie In Somalia, where media has historically been influenced by patriarchal norms and war, the Somali Media Women...
University of Dar es Salaam upping the game in journalism education
By Enock Sithole Tanzania’s oldest journalism school is introducing a new curriculum following a review informed by inputs from key...
EJO @ECREA: Exchange between research, practice and students
How can closer collaboration between researchers, students and practitioners in the field of journalism strengthen the industry? The European Journalism...
When journalists venture into unknown territory
By Barnabé Fournier Journalists are regularly called upon to cover subjects that they know relatively little about. This lack of...
Media Capture: What dynamics control the media worldwide?
By Bissera Zankova & Ivo Indzhov Last year, 451 million people in 10 countries experienced a restriction of their freedom...