POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, MAHIKENG, SOUTH AFRICA The research entity Social Transformation is initiating applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in the field of corporate communication. Requirements A doctoral degree in communication (or related field), obtained within five years before the appointment as a post-doctoral fellow The applicant should be younger than 45 years It would be excepted …

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 …

Webinar: ‘Journalists, scientists, whistle-blowers, governments: who are the truth tellers?’

Highway Africa and The School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University invite you to attend a free webinar entitled ‘Journalists, scientists, whistle-blowers, governments: who are the truth tellers?’ which will take place on 5 August 2020, 12:00 – 13:30. The panelists are Telda Mawarire (Internews), Mia Malan (Bhekisisa), Laeed Zaghlami (Algiers University) and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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Postgraduate Programme in the School of Journalism & Media Studies: MEDIA AND SOCIALITY

The postgraduate programme in Media and Social Belonging (funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation) in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University is now accepting applications for both study and scholarships. Five Honours bursaries at R90 000 for one year of study Four Masters bursaries at R100 000 for two years of …

CONFERENCE: Programme for #sacomm18 Published

The conference hosts at the University of Johannesburg have published the programme for #sacomm18. SACOMM 2018 will be held at The University of Johannesburg – UJ – https://www.uj.ac.za/ Maps, addresses and GPS location of UJ you can find here. The SACOMM Emerging Scholars’ Pre-conference 2018 will already kick off on Tuesday, 11 September 2018 (09:00-16:00) The Full Programme …