May 1, 2021 | Journalists safety
Eugene Dube Publishing informative and critical articles which touched on the king and governance issues led to me being branded a revolutionary journalist and being forced to go into exile by King Mswati III’s police officers. The Royal Eswatini Police officers...
May 1, 2021 | Media law and policy
By Henock Fente Ethiopia’s media reform process could serve as a replicable model for other African countries, writes Henok Fente, an Ethiopian journalist and media educator who was involved in the drafting of three major media related laws. However, the author...
May 1, 2021 | Media law and policy
By Saikou Jammeh “There was dictatorship, yes, but at least at some point we had some good writers. Now, everyone is talking about press freedom. There is progress, much progress and commendable so, but what is the essence of press freedom if there is no good...
May 1, 2021 | Journalism education
by Mulatu Alemayehu Moges In this article, I attempt to reflect on major digital disruptions that have brought significant changes in the media industry specifically on journalism ethics and the profession based on the principles of the Windhoek Declaration. At...
May 1, 2021 | Disinformation
by Juliet Nanfuka The proliferation of fake news and misinformation has deepened concerns as it has created opportunities to further shrink the functions of a pluralistic and independent African press landscape as envisioned by the Windhoek Declaration. Increasingly,...
