Women in media: glass ceilings Too many African women media professionals find their advancement frustrated by traditional cultural roles and gender stereotypes Zambian journalist Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi has been in the...
Alain Tschudin
We’re reporters, that’s what we are
Profile: Mondli Makhanya Veteran newspaper editor Mondli Makhanya describes himself as an idealist who believes the mainstream media still has the power to bring about change When Mondli Makhanya says the media...
This is your time
Media: women in the news Although there are still relatively few women occupying leadership positions in African media organisations, that is changing in countries like Nigeria and Kenya Africa has a perennially poor...
Shaped by their histories
Sowetan: a case study The role of organisational culture in journalism can be seen in the rise and decline of South Africa’s iconic newspaper the Sowetan What is it to be an “African journalist”? Working in African...
A quest for unchecked power
Press freedom: the fiercest battle How South African private media played a pivotal role in mobilising civil society to expose a corrupt president and his cronies What is it to be an “African journalist”? Working in...
In search of a new media model
Ethiopia: media in transition The current media system in Ethiopia has yet to yield the desired results of promoting diversity, openness, responsiveness and autonomy Ethiopian society has been in transition for more...
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