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:...
Bogus journalism schools threaten democratic development
By Enock Sithole Across Africa, the demand for quality journalism education is rising rapidly, yet journalism schools are unable to...
Pushed to the margins: The marginalization of Africa in the media
by Ladislaus Ludescher The marginalization of Africa in the mainstream media is overwhelming and consistent. Only a minimal proportion of...
Press freedom: Economy and authoritarian tendencies cause problems for the media
by Judith Odenthal War, authoritarianism, and economic crisis: Various organizations used this year’s World Press Freedom Day to draw attention...
AI can be a useful tool in journalism education
By Enock Sithole The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated both enthusiasm and concerns that certain professions and ways...
Rethinking media development: A conversation with Dr. Michel Leroy
by EJO Recent research challenges the comforting assumptions behind global efforts to support journalism in developing countries. In light of...
Community media: the stories that big newspapers don't tell
by Luis Carlos Rios Castro The media ecosystem is governed by large media outlets that focus on national and international...
News as guidance in the digital immigration society
by Camilia Melícia Valgas Journalism can play an important role in helping newcomers settle in The journalism profession has traditionally...
Perception and utilization of Artificial Intelligence for News gathering and dissemination by Journalists in Nigeria
By Ngozi Comfort Omojunikanbi Ph.D, Toluwanimi Grace Omojunikanbi, Clinton Chukwuebuka Mmezi The world is experiencing rapid changes in technology. There...
Is there a place for investigative journalists in the world of AI?
By Oleksandra Yaroshenko Journalism has always been a guardian of the public interest, holding the government accountable. This is not...
Power of Perspectives: How Women’s Leadership is Redefining Press Freedom in the African Media
By the African Journalism Students Network The Journalism Students Network of Zimbabwe (JSNA) convened a virtual webinar themed “Power of...
Rwandan Academics Launch Journalism Education Network
By Enock Sithole Rwandan journalism and communication educators have launched the Rwanda Journalism Education Network (RJEN), which plans to engage...
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...