21 to 23 June 2021 Academic and research track “New news for new times” Journalism all over the world is in an existential crisis. But this profession has many champions who are deeply invested in the ongoing role that journalism plays in enlarging democracy, ensuring freedom of expression and safeguarding the right to information. On …
Category archives: Communications Stream
Extended: Indication of Interest Group Involvement in 2020
Dear SACOMM Community, As indicated in a previous email, our annual conference will not go ahead as planned this year, due to the COVID-19 virus and restrictions around it. We do want to make sure, however, that we stay connected within the greater SACOMM community, and especially in our smaller interest groups. Part of that …
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Communicating with Communication Studies: An Analysis of the Discipline
Keyan G Tomaselli and Arnold Shepperson Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies University of Natal, Durban OBJECTIVE The objective of the study conducted between 1999 and 2001 was to review the state of communication studies with special emphasis on research performance and education at higher education institutions in South Africa. The study was commissioned …
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CFP: The 16th Annual Global Communication Association Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS Perspectives on Africa Media and Communication Durban, South Africa June 10-12, 2020 Hosted by the Durban University of Technology and supported by the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Mangosuthu University of Technology, and University of Zululand, the Global Communication Association invites you to submit your abstracts for the 16th annual convention to be held in Durban, South Africa …
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Surveillance without borders?
Mapping the state of surveillance in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa The Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP) invites you to the launch of two new research reports on communications surveillance issues in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Dr Admire Mare, the author of the Namibian research report, will be in conversation with the University of Johannesburg’s …
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Social Media, Fake News and Hate Speech
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, SOUTH AFRICA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MEDIA IN AFRICA (ILMA) CONFERENCE JUNE 27 – 28, 2020 NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, MAFIKENG CAMPUS, MMABATHO, SOUTH AFRICA The advent of social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube etc.) has brought about democratisation of communication as the public that hitherto had been considered to be consumers …
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CFP: Valenti Global Communication Summit 2020
Call for Papers Valenti Global Communication Summit 2020 “@frica: digital media conference” Houston, TX – February 27/28, 2020 Deadline for extended abstracts: November 22, 2019 While the economic, political, cultural and social transformations brought about by the rise of digital technologies, particularly in the media and telecommunications sectors, are visible all over the world, it …
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Free Wits Online Course, “Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa”, Starts 4 Oct. 2019
The Wits LINK Centre and WitsX are pleased to announce that registration is open for a free, six-week, online course on “Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa”. The course begins on Friday 4 October 2019. This free-of-charge MOOC (massive open online course), available on the global edX platform, aims to empower activists, students, …
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
As per §10 of the SACOMM Constitution, it is time to Call for Nominations for Executive Committee Members for the different Streams of SACOMM. “Interest Group Conveners” (or the Executive Committee) are, with the Presidium, responsible for the daily running of SACOMM.
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