Franz Krüger, Ph.D.

Franz Krüger is Associate Professor in journalism at the NLA Høgskolen in Norway, associate researcher with the Wits Centre for Journalism in Johannesburg and Deputy Press Ombud with the SA Press Council. He worked in professional journalism for many decades, including in the anti-apartheid alternative media and as senior member of the first post-apartheid editorial management team at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. He was founding director of the Wits Radio Academy as well as head of Wits Journalism. Krüger is the author of Black, white and grey: Ethics in South African journalism (2004), The radio journalism toolkit (2006), co-author of The healthy community radio station (2013) and has written many scholarly articles, book chapters, policy papers and other articles. With an MA from City University, London, and a PhD in journalism ethics from Wits University, his research interests include community media, sustainability, journalism ethics and journalism education. In 2023, he was elected founding president of the African Journalism Educators’ Network (Ajen).