Wits Centre for Journalism

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[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

🎓 @Journ_SA, a South Africa-based GIJN member, invites aspiring and working journalists, communicators and media professionals to apply for its 2027 postgraduate honours, master’s and PhD programmes.

🗓️ Deadline: September 30.

🔗 Details: https://t.co/t8pWa3y40c

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

Today on #WorldNewsDay, the WCJ joins more than 1000 newsrooms in over 100 countries in making the call to #ChooseTrustedJournalism. Fact-based journalism is valuable, and needs your support. Subscribe to trusted local news & speak up for a free press, because #JournalismMatters.

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

REGISTER: @KasMedia and the WCJ invite you to the 2026 Adenauer Media Lecture, "The Value of Being Human: Journalism in the Age of AI" with @ellen_sch.

🗓 13 October, 10:30 - 12:20, Room 240, New Commerce Building, Wits West Campus.

📩 RSVP: [email protected].

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

ICYMI: Journalists worldwide can now apply for travel fellowships to attend @wcsj2027 taking place in London from 6–9 Sept 2027. Successful applicants will receive financial support towards travel, visa costs, and accommodation.

🗓 Apply by 23 Oct: https://t.co/MaIwEOF2UL

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

REGISTER: Registrations for the 2026 @AIJC_Conference are ongoing via Quicket. Join the continent's largest gathering of investigative journalists, trainers, editors and experts for this milestone edition in Nairobi, Kenya from 10-12 Nov.

🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/8aIbVXvkB0

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

APPLY: Pulitzer Center is seeking ambitious reporting proposals from freelance and staff journalists around the world who wish to report on vital ocean and fisheries issues and are in need of support.

🗓 Rolling deadline.
Details: https://t.co/a9r5fVRJ9p

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

APPLY: There's still time to apply for the WCJ’s 2027 postgraduate honours, master's and PhD programmes, open to aspiring and working journalists, communicators and media professionals.

⏳ The 2027 deadline is 30 Sept: https://t.co/MhG2REemu4

Queries: [email protected]

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

APPLY: Applications are now open for the 2026/27 CTRL+J Research Hub, a six-month collaborative programme for researchers from the Global South working at the intersection of journalism, technology, and public policy.

🗓️ Deadline: 30 September.
Details: https://t.co/wnTJarM403

[Moxii Africa @moxiiafrica]

Moxii Africa is proud to announce its 2026 Media Freedom Festival and its diverse partners.

Happening from 14 - 16 October 2026 at the Goethe Institut in Johannesburg, this year’s Festival brings together 15 organisations and 50+ speakers for 3 days of incredible conversations under the theme of ‘Elections and Accountability: News, Digital Media and Information Integrity’, directly addressing the critical role of media freedom during periods of intense democratic activity such as the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. This year’s Festival will also be hosting the first ever Media Freedom Market!

Click here to read more: https://t.co/4sxo3a4pMj
@InforegulatorSA
RSVP here to secure your seat: https://t.co/0xkXyQNUXL

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

APPLY: @techpolicypress is accepting applications for its 2027 fellowship cohort, open to journalists, researchers, lawyers, and public policy professionals interested in exploring the intersection of technology and democracy.

🗓 Apply by 24 September: https://t.co/ztKjSJKqZH

[African Investigative Journalism Conference @AIJC_Conference]

NEW: The top five finalists of the prestigious African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award 2026 have been selected from a record number of 204 entries received from across the continent. #AIJC2026

🔍 Read more here: https://t.co/0UbIvtK1RH

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

DEADLINE: Today is the last opportunity to apply for the third and fourth cohorts of the MediaControl RSA Anti-Corruption Radio Reporting Workshops.

Journalists from the Eastern Cape are strongly encouraged to apply.

Details: https://t.co/vvvmdF4oq4

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Daily Maverick has a vacancy for a senior investigative journalist based in Johannesburg. Applicants need proven experience breaking major, high-impact investigative stories within South Africa or similar contexts.

🗓 Apply by 20 Sept: https://t.co/O3ngX5iyDP

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

REGISTER: The @GIJN Academy invites you to a webinar on how copyright complaints are being used to silence investigative journalists. Learn to identify and respond to these attacks, and hold scammers and platforms accountable.

🗓 22 September, 3pm (SAST): https://t.co/AbAdYj0xGK

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

ICYMI: Journalists worldwide can now apply for travel fellowships to attend @wcsj2027 taking place in London on 6–9 September. Successful applicants will receive financial support towards travel, visa costs, local transport & more.

🗓 Apply by 23 October: https://t.co/MaIwEOFAKj

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

ICYMI: The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies invites submissions of original research papers and proposals for panels on Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual convention on 19-21 May 2027.

🗓 Deadline: 1 December.
Details: https://t.co/BWCvSbhNnu

[CHARM Africa @CharmAfric]

A voice does not truly count simply because it is heard. It counts when it can influence decisions.

People cannot participate freely when civic space is restricted, journalists are censored or human rights defenders are targeted.

When every voice counts, democracy delivers.

#InternationalDayOfDemocracy
#CHARMAfrica

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

HAPPENING TOMORROW: Join @Report4theWorld for a masterclass with @thecontinent_'s @chris_mungai exploring how to build a successful newsroom strategy, using the publication's growth as a case study.

🗓 15 September, 15:00 (SAST): https://t.co/SyZpUFc65H

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

NEW: Applications to join the third and fourth cohorts of the MediaControl RSA Anti-Corruption Radio Reporting Workshops are now open.

Applicants from the Eastern Cape are strongly encouraged to apply.

🗓 Deadline: 17 September.
Details: https://t.co/vvvmdF4oq4

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

NEW: How is ‘the human’ being redefined and reasserted in a time of technofeudalism? Scholars, educators, journalists and communicators sought to answer this question at #SACOMM2026, held from 9-11 Sept at @WitsUniversity, hosted by the WCJ.

More: https://t.co/lgD1fcHRhD