Wits Centre for Journalism
Official account of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ). Formerly Wits Journalism, the WCJ is one of the leading journalism and media training institutions in Africa, with a history spanning more than two decades. Situated within the School of Literature, Language and Media at Wits University in Johannesburg, the WCJ has become a leading provider of quality post-graduate teaching, thought leadership and practical engagement within the changing world of journalism, research and training.
WCJ State of the Newsroom 2025 Online Launch
WCJ Webinar - Levelling the Media Playing Field: Lessons From South Africa
Webinar | AI in African Newsrooms: Towards an Ethical Framework
WCJ honours students join IOM workshop at Wits University
WCJ Webinar: Responsible Reporting on Whistleblowing
WCJ Webinar: Sound Evidence with Earshot's Dr Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Wits Centre for Journalism | State of the Newsroom 2024 Online Launch
Discussing Financial Journalism in South Africa, with editor of Moneyweb Ryk van Niekerk
WCJ Webinar - Psychological First Aid for First Responders with Prof Elana Newman
WCJ Webinar - Coloured: how classification became culture
WCJ Webinar - The Price of Justice: Examining State Spending on Courts, Policing and Prisons
WCJ Webinar - How to Approach History in Narrative Non-Fiction and Literary Journalism
Webinar Workshop - DNA Profiling for Journalists in Africa
WCJ Webinar: Climate Change Journalism in South Africa
Webinar book launch - Women Journalists in South Africa
Webinar - Greening Africa's News Deserts with Prof Franz Krüger
State of the Newsroom 2020: Then and Now: Looking Back at the First Year of the Pandemic
17th Annual Ruth First Memorial Lecture: Big Tech & The Public Sphere
State of the Newsroom 2021: Corruption and Malawi’s media – how deep does it go?
#MidweekWebinars | Year 2 of teaching under Covid: lessons and plans
State of the Newsroom 2019 - 2020 Launch
#MidweekWebinar: Innovation in fact-checking in Africa
Radio Days Africa: The New Normal? - Opening Panel
#MidweekWebinar | Is Covid 19 creating a media divide? Navigating reporting on China and Africa
14th Taco Kuiper Awards for Investigative Journalism ceremony
#MidweeWebinar | Teaching journalism under covid
#MidweekWebinar: Covid-19’s impact on media actors, civic space and human rights