African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
Training dates: Course A – 3-7 August; Course B – 31 August-4 September Slots available: 15 journalists Application deadline: 26 July The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support of the …
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By John Baptist Wasswa In terms of news values, drama, impact or consequence, and human interest have never occupied the print media in Uganda in such profound ways as during …
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Media24, one of the largest publishers in Africa, has announced the closure of a number of newspapers in its portfolio and the restructuring of several brands. The South African media …
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A lot has been written about the credible claim that the future of media is digital. Sadly we still appear to be paying more attention to the medium than to …
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Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town The prevalence of disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic has prompted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn that: …
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Julie Reid, University of South Africa This is an edited extract from Tell Our Story: Multiplying Voices in the News Media by Dale McKinley and Julie Reid. “If journalism is …
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This article was originally published by Daily Monitor on 30 June, 2020. By Margaret Vuchiri When Princess Diana died, former head of obituaries at the BBC, Bob Chaundy, was in …
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Kate Wright, University of Edinburgh; Martin Scott, University of East Anglia, and Mel Bunce, City, University of London Journalists, scholars, media freedom organisations and even senior Republicans have been alarmed …
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