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Newspaper internship schemes are alive and well
Friday, 27 January 2012 03:28

Jocoza_Backstory_blockThe fledgling New Age is launching an internship scheme to train young journalists: the newest in-house newspaper training schemes by SA media houses. These remain surprisingly vigorous despite economic pressures, although Media24 has closed its academy down and instead now invests more in bursaries, writes Gill Moodie in Backstory. 

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Spate of new local papers enrich Kenyan landscape
Friday, 27 January 2012 03:21

Jocoza_Insight_blockThe passage of Kenya’s new constitution has given birth to tens of periodical papers, focused on the county – a new unit of governance covering villages and rural towns. And despite facing some major challenges, the papers have opened the way to some vigorous journlaism at local level, writes Dennis Itumbi for journalism.co.za.

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British media probe lifts lid on cesspool of corruption
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 08:41

Britain's media are being subjected to a rigorous investigation in the wake of the phone-tapping scandal that erupted around Ruper Murdoch's News International.  And the picture that is emerging is far from pretty, writes Franz Kruger in the Mail & Guardian.

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Despite TV, sport stories still sell papers
Monday, 23 January 2012 03:53

Jocoza_Backstory_blockLive sport on television has been a game-changer for newspapers' coverage of big games.  But there's still room for a good sports story to sell Sunday newspapers, editors Gill Moodie in Backstory.

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SABC tensions will put minister to the test
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 06:48

Minister of Communication Dina Pule's first moves have indicated a willingness to intervene decisively to put the SABC on a better path, write Trevor Neethling and Thabiso Mochiko in Business Day. But there's a long road ahead.

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Sanef welcomes weather act change

Friday, 27 January 2012

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has been assured that members of the media would be protected by amendments made to the weather Bill this week, according to a report on M&G Online.

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Kenya broadcasting staff threaten strike

Friday, 27 January 2012

Staff of Kenya’s state broadcaster, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), will down tools on Feb 23 unless they get a pay rise and other demands are met, according to a strike notice issued to management and leaked to journalism.co.za, writes Dennis Itumbi for jocoza.

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Shivambu can't remember 'white bitch' sms

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Suspended ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu has "no recollection" of sending a message to journalist Carien Du Plessis calling her a "white bitch".

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Awards, Training, Events...

Taco Kuiper Awards

Entries are now being accepted for this year's Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.

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Arts Journalism Workshop

For the 10th year, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival presents its unique arts journalism training programme: ‘Reviving the Drumbeat’ (24-31 March 2012)
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IPI World Congress 2012

The 2012 International Press Institute World Congress takes place in Trinidad & Tobago next June

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