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Dr Meli M Ncube Presents at Countering Foreign Interference (CFI) Africa Forum in Senegal

Dr Meli M Ncube of Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism was among the researchers, policymakers, journalists and civil society organisations from...

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Collaboration with Stanford to digitise colonial newspaper

Prof Gawie Botma from the Journalism Department of Stellenbosch University (SU) is collaborating with two academics from Stanford University in the United...

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Journalism graduates score SAFTA-nomination for doccie

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Journalism graduates score SAFTA-nomination for doccie

Four graduates from the BAHons Journalism class of 2023 have made history through a nomination for the Best Student Film at the 19th Annual South African Film...

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Honours students visit Cape Town media houses

Starting with a “GOOD MORNING!” shout-out, in studio with Good Hope FM DJ Leigh-Anne Williams, Stellenbosch University’s Journalism class of 2026 spent a day...

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CINIA convenes IDRC partner’s summit

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CINIA convenes IDRC partner’s summit to strengthen information integrity in the Global South

The challenge of building an inclusive, just, equitable, enabling and safe information ecosystem was the focus of a recent week-long planning workshop in...

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New faces 2026

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Brand new faces at the Department of Journalism

The Department of Journalism welcomed two new groups of students over the past few weeks. First, the master’s students took part in a workshop week (19 to 23...

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Dr Florence de Vries completed a PhD that interrogated how journalism shapes mental health narratives in South Africa.

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Dr Florence de Vries’ PhD shaped by loss, purpose and care

Dr Florence de Vries has spent her career thinking carefully about the power of storytelling – who wields it, who benefits from it and who can be harmed by the...

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Grant of over R20 million for CINIA

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Grant of over R20 million for CINIA

A grant of over R20 million has been awarded to the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism to...

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Prof Mehita Iqani joins SANAP-AWP as Writer-in-Residence for Marion 2025 takeover Voyage

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Prof Mehita Iqani joins SANAP-AWP as Writer-in-Residence for Marion 2025 takeover Voyage

Under the leadership of Prof Charne Lavery (UP) and Prof Jean Brundrit (UCT) a pilot project to set up an Artist Writers Programme (AWP) for the South African...

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A first of its kind Summit on Information Integrity

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First-of-its-kind summit hosted by SU’s Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

A first of its kind Summit on Information Integrity featuring leading researchers, policy activists, industry role players and media practitioners was hosted...

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