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Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn have taken top honours at the 18th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism for their explosive exposé of Thabo Bester’s escape from prison, a saga which 
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Four alumni from Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Journalism have a project, produced last year while they were still students, featured in the 26th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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On 2 May 2024, World Press Freedom Day spotlighted the urgent link between media freedom and the environmental crisis. Stellenbosch Journalism joined the global conversation, affirming that a free and 
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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 
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The doors of Stellenbosch University – Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences opened wide for all future Maties. Our journalism department shared valuable insights about who we are and what we 
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The honours students from the Department of Journalism recently gained insight into the history and heritage of District Six in Cape Town. The BAHons Journalism class of 2024 visited the 
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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: 
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