This year, during the virtual Future of Journalism Education in Southern Africa conference, the Namibian Media Trust (NMT) is delighted to launch the ‘Teaching Media Policy in Africa: A handbook for media educators’ to help them address this gap.
The launch will take place on 16 November, 2021 at 09h00 CAT.
fraycollege is opening applications for the inaugural Occupational Certificate: Journalist accredited by the QTCO which starts in January 2022. The year-long-course, offers school leavers a practical certificate for a multiplatform communications environment with facilitation by experienced journalists and communicators.
Free 4 Week Online Course focusing on The Right to Information in Africa for Supply-side Actors’ eLearning course content was developed by international experts. It aims to empower African government officials to navigate legislation and fulfil their mandate to promote information access in line with international commitments.
Amid a devastating surge of Covid infections, the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) has launched a guide, developed with a focus on the needs of community media. The guide produced in close partnership with fraycollege and Internews, draws on experiences of journalists infected and affected by the pandemic.
fraycollege hosted a webinar on the power of telling Africa’s stories. The webinar looked at best practices, latest trends, the role of multi-media and social platforms in story telling. Using real case studies we looked at how we tell Africa’s stories, how audiences consume stories and how to give power to your stories.
The IWMF has launched a Global Health Reporting Initiative, focused on Vaccines and Immunization, for journalists. Early and mid-career journalists, as well as senior investigative journalists, are encouraged to apply, especially those who cover scientific or health stories.