We are excited to announce a short course in Media and Digital Policy in Africa. This interactive course, brought to you by the University of Stellenbosch in collaboration with the …
Dr. Meli Ncube, postdoctoral research fellow, recently participated in an elite publishing workshop for Early Career Researchers in the social sciences, held at Stellenbosch Business School in collaboration with the …
Two journalism honours students from Stellenbosch University have secured positions within the Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Africa Correspondents Corps, led by Howard University’s Centre for African Studies. Aurelia Mouton …
Prof Herman Wasserman was recently invited to the launch of the Global Technology for Social Justice Lab at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the US. The lab is a …
The Department of Journalism at Stellenbosch University is gearing up for its annual celebration of World Press Freedom Day. This year, with UNESCO spotlighting the theme A Press for the Planet: …
On the 28th of February 2024, I had the pleasure of being invited by Professor of Political Science and Psychology, Briony Swire-Thompson, to talk to her Psychology of Misinformation class. …
Prof Herman Wasserman recently visited the University of Erfurt, Germany, where he gave a keynote address at the annual conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (Association for …
The Chair of the Department of Journalism, Prof Herman Wasserman, travelled to the Netherlands in December where he was a visiting professor at the University of Utrecht and the University …
Disinformation has become a key concern in scholarly production, communication practice, and political discourse in recent years. Despite the strong growth in scholarly production and activism, this burgeoning subfield of …
Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism recently co-hosted the International Communication Association Regional Conference in Africa with the University of Cape Town. Prof Herman Wasserman from the Department of Journalism chaired …
