Journalism needs to up its game
Up until now anybody capable of stringing a few words together could become a journalist. Getting both sides of the story, ...
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Great journalists are born, not taught
That the state of journalism in South Africa is at an all-time low is incontestable. Most media owners and editors, ...
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The cold hard fact: journalism needs PR more than ever
Media, much like the most popular girl in school, has always enjoyed fevered pursuit by the public relations industry – ...
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Journalism is a ‘bogus degree’
David Bullard believes that studying journalism for years is a complete waste of time and money. And that’s not all… ...
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Local newspapers’ crisis: what hyperlocal means, and why it works
Ross Hawkes is the founder of the hyperlocal news website Lichfield Live and a senior journalism lecturer at Staffordshire University. Here ...
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Return to journalistic ethics, hard work and common sense
Media covering politics in South Africa routinely get the story wrong. And, while there are several reasons, a strong theme ...
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