Stellenbosch Journalism

An inspiring journey: Our Honours student explored Eskom, paid tribute at Nelson Mandela House, and concluded a memorable media tour at the Hector Pieterson Museum.

From the lecture hall to the mine shafts: Honours students explore into the depths of history at Maropeng Museum before exploring the innovative world of mining at Sibanye Stillwater. Education meets exploration.

Diving into the heartbeat of finance and information dissemination: Our honours group explores the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Bloomberg, witnessing firsthand the convergence of global markets and real-time. data analysis.

Exploring the media landscape from regulation to innovation: A journey through the National Association of Broadcasters, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa, Netwerk, and Media24.

Exploring the heart of media excellence at SABC in Auckland Park, Johannesburg with the Honours group. 🎥

The Honours class of 2024 has touched down safely in Johannesburg!!

NRF call for bursary applications now open

The National Research Foundation (SA) has a limited number of bursaries available for full-time postgraduate studies in 2025. The deadline for application for MA and PhD candidates is 5 July. All the information is available on the NRF’s website. Navigate to: “Announcement of Calls DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the 2025 Academic Year”
Honours applicants should keep an eye on the website for later calls.
Please note that these are external bursaries, and that the Department of Journalism is not involved in the application or selection process.

https://www.nrf.ac.za/nrf-call-for-proposals-for-funding-in-2024-and-2025/

MA Journalism 2025: Applications Now Open!

Are you ready to advance your career in journalism? Apply now for the MA Journalism program!

Eligibility Requirements:

Honours level qualification in a related field.

Mid-career journalists without an Honours degree will be considered based on prior learning and experience.

Application Deadline: 30 September 2024

Apply today!

BA Hons Journalism 2025: Applications Now Open!

Are you ready to advance your career in journalism? Apply now for the BA Hons Journalism program!

Eligibility Requirements:

A bachelor's degree in any field, or
Be in your final year of study
Application Deadline: 31 August 2024

Apply Today: https://journalism.sun.ac.za/ba-honours-journalism/

We are very proud of four of our alumni who produced a doccie ("Van Brood en Water") showing at this year's film festival. and .jpeg completed this project in 2023 as part of their studies in a documentary storytelling workshop under the expert guidance of .

More information: https://encounters.co.za/film/of-bread-and-water/

We are excited to announce a short course in Media and Digital Policy in Africa.
This interactive course, brought to you by the University of Stellenbosch in collaboration with the Namibia Media Trust, consists of two parts, each with four modules that can be completed at a pace of one per week.
The first part, "Freedom of Expression in the African Media and Digital Policy Landscape," delves into freedom of expression, access to information, and online freedoms in Africa. It examines disinformation, issues with Internet companies' models, the impact of AI on media and journalism, and the role of civil society in driving change. Enroll for free via this https://shorturl.at/Rsev9

The class was joined by Zeena Issacs who is currently the media manager at SA Rugby. Isaacs shared her experience navigating the world of sport as a commentator, presenter and media correspondent.

Exciting news! 🎉 Two Stellenbosch University journalism honours students, Aurelia Mouton and Nkululeko Ndlovu, have been selected for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Africa Correspondents Corps, led by Howard University’s Centre for African Studies. even clinched the vice-president role for 2024! This program offers invaluable networking opportunities and practical experience in foreign correspondence. Congratulations to both!

Prof Herman Wasserman was recently invited to the launch of the Global Technology for Social Justice Lab at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the US. The lab is a research hub and network for scholars and practitioners in critical technology and global studies. Prof Wasserman participated in discussions on researching disinformation in African elections, in fitting with the workshop theme on ‘Empowering Election Integrity in the Global Majority’.

Newspaper Editor, Vollenhoven, introduces the class’s newspaper. She states that the human condition of the environmental crisis is central to their publication .

.groenewald , Honours Coordinator, introduces the Class of 2024 and their production process in their newspaper “The State Of The Element” for .

Prof thanking Leonie Joubert for her address and how it really encapsulated the importance of drawing attention to the environmental crisis as it requires constant interventions to save our planet .

Leonie Joubert corporations tends to shift the blame to consumers when they,corporates, are the producers of the products in which the consumers consume. The narrative needs to change and place the responsibility on corporations

Our keynote speaker, Leonie Joubert, states that strong narrative storytelling is key in relating science and environmental news .

Wilda Fourie-Basson from suggested shifting our perspective on the environmental crisis. She proposed making it more about the environment itself rather than focusing solely on ourselves.

states that the language around destruction vs rejuvenation needs to be reevaluated. The environment naturally evolves which often deemed as destruction. While there is destruction, there needs to be actual distinguishing between the two .

David Le Page states that our economic history is that extraction & exploitation is the main way to gain prosperity, amplified in the fossil fuel industry. The press is also at fault as it listens to the private sector and not to civil society .

Dr Dominic Okoliko states that stories about the environmental need to be relatable and also objective. The press is not removed from society as such, it needs to be engaging for the grassroots to understand .

Today’s panel at the commemoration.

welcomes the audience to the proceedings. .

Today is our commemoration of focusing on the environmental crisis.

The honours class finally had the opportunity to put a face to the name of Stellenbosch Police Spokesperson, Captain Nathalie Martin. Capt Martin is the go-to for all our police-related inquiries, and provided the class some knowledge about the processes of obtaining various forms of information from the Stellenbosch Police Station.