Journalism
New York Times leads the way at 2020 Pulitzers
The Pulitzers are generally regarded as the highest honour that US-based journalists and organisations can receive.
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PRESSER: SANEF celebrates World Press Freedom Day
Historically World Press Freedom Day has been celebrated as a day where citizens, journalists and journalist organisations around the world celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and its benefits to society.
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DUSTIN CHICK: Why breaking news is breaking the news
Audiences are tuning out of the news. Not because there is a lack of interest, but rather because they simply “just can’t” anymore, writes Dustin Chick
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Week 3 of Lockdown: A look into the lives of journalists on the beat
The media industry is an essential service and will continue to work during South Africa’s lockdown period, which is expected to end at the end of April. This is how Eyewitness News’s journalists are covering the fast spreading virus. #CoronavirusSA #Lockdown #COVID19
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What is the South African media's Black Wednesday about?
Black Wednesday is today an important platform for discussions on media freedom and the extent to which media freedom improved from during the apartheid era.
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WINNIE THELETSANE: Searching for a dead woman's picture - a journo's predicament
Being a journalist is a harrowing job and sometimes needs a cold heart to deal with stories of murders and rapes. Winnie Theletsane lifts the lid on the job in the wake of the anger and grief of this week's protests against gender-based violence.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Not all journalism is memoir
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says story telling does not come cheap, and neither does journalism.
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Tanzanian press champion hopes prize 'lifts veil' on abuses
Maxence Melo, a blogger whose critical writings of President John Magufuli have landed him in hot water, was named one of five recipients of the International Press Freedom Prize by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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SA veteran journalist Raymond Louw dies one day after wife
The multi-award winning journalist kicked off his career in 1946 when he joined the Rand Daily Mail.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Where is the future of journalism?
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says we need fresh minds for fresh and important coverage, but are we selling the future of journalism a lie?
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Khashoggi timeline: The diplomatic fallout
A timeline plotting out the diplomatic fallout in the killing of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Biopic tribute to slain war reporter as journalism comes 'under attack'
'A Private War', released in US cinemas next month, chronicles the harrowing career of Marie Colvin.
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[OPINION] How peace journalism can help the media cover elections in Africa
In Africa, biased media coverage is one of the reasons voters have little faith in credible elections.
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More than 30 journalists killed around the world in 2018
An infographic shows the number of journalists killed worldwide in 2018.
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[OPINION] SA’s print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption
Both the media and civil society need to rethink the way they understand their roles when it comes to social accountability.
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[ANALYSIS] Why the film ‘Winnie’ met all the criteria of a good documentary
Society expects journalists to report objectively. But a documentary filmmaker has an opinion.
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HuffPost apologises to journos over Madikizela-Mandela video
HuffPost says it admits that it failed to properly contextualise the video before publishing it.
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[ANALYSIS] How SA investigative journalists helped turn tide against corruption
South African investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
