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:...
New Book Alert: Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa: Toward a Digitalized and Sustainable Society
Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa: Toward a Digitalized and Sustainable Society by Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise,...
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...
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...
African Perspectives on South–South Migration
“African Perspectives on South–South Migration,” edited by Meron Zeleke and Lahra Smith, delves into the often overlooked topic of South-South...
The "Routledge" Handbook of African Media and Communication Studies
The “Routledge Handbook of African Media and Communication Studies, Edited by Winston Mano and Viola C. Milton Published in 2021,...
COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa
COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa Communitarian Perspectives Edited By Yamikani Ndasauka “COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa: Communitarian Perspectives”...
Telling Stories of Pain and Hope: Museums in South Africa and Ireland
“Telling Stories of Pain and Hope: Museums in South Africa and Ireland” by Mary Elizabeth Lange and Ruth Teer-Tomaselli is...
Empowering Media Resilience in Eastern Africa: Highlights from the NORHED II Annual Workshop, 23-26 April Durban
This April, the University of KwaZulu-Natal hosted the enlightening NORHED II Annual Workshop, drawing together academics from the University of...
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...
Deepfake and the risk from the massification of video fraud
By Dren Gërguri About 6 years ago, I wrote about a new ‘virus’ for journalism. Despite the fact that several...
Journal of African Cinemas 15.1 published
Intellect is pleased to announce that Journal of African Cinemas 15.1 is out now! This issue of JAC continues with...
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...