Journalism and news media play a vital role in conflict, both through their analysis of events leading up to conflict and how violent clashes are framed for the wider public. But as vital as journalists’ roles are in covering conflict, they may also have disastrous effects by inflaming or prolonging fierce conflict. In the two […] Read more
Journalists are increasing falling prey to hacking attacks and there is little to protect them. As media watchdog organisations flag a growing trend towards state internet censorship and surveillance, journalists around the globe are urged to heighten their information security. In its 2012 Freedom on the Net report, Freedom House, the US-based oganisation that monitors press […] Read more
The Eastern Cape is a province forgotten by many in the media but is alive with the essence of what makes the media powerful, according to Michelle Solomon. Home to three of South Africa’s oldest newspapers, as well as two boundary-breaking radio stations, the push-pull of the politics of the Eastern Cape is reflected in the […] Read more
It seems obvious that when studying the media, the media needs to be involved and should learn from the results. But there is a real disconnect between the academic and profession, says Michelle Solomon. In the study of journalism and the media, scholars are often based exclusively in academic environments and the so-called ’ivory tower’ […] Read more
