Prisoner, journalist, author Hugh Lewin, who headed the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism from 1998 as its executive director and helped start the journalism programme at Wits, has died. Read more
From exposes on the Nkandla scandal to the Gupta emails, which detailed the extent of state capture, journalistic investigations have set the public agenda. Read more
South Africans have been gripped by stories gleaned from the biggest data dump in the country – between 100 000 and 200 000 emails leaked by an anonymous source to journalists. The emails, locally referred to as the ‘Gupta leaks‘, reveal how the Gupta family has done business in the country, as well as their […] Read more
While cellphone listening includes some streaming radio, most of it will be via the FM receiver that many phones contain. The reason is simple. FM doesn’t use data, and is therefore free. So this is not just about smartphones, although of course they offer significant additional opportunities. The radio event of the year in 2016 […] Read more
Community radio matters. It can contribute significantly to the quality of life of poor communities, through information, education, and entertainment and as a platform for discussion. These stations can be the electronic equivalent of a community meeting, giving voice to people usually ignored by the mainstream media. But they face enormous challenges; it is no […] Read more
A few months ago, an almighty storm blew up when it emerged that audience figures claimed by online radio stations were as inflated as an athlete on steroids. Stations had been claiming peak audiences of 50 000 to 60 000 an hour, which would have put them on par with some of the bigger radio […] Read more
