RJR edition 34

ARTICLES

Digital disruption: some instagrams
by Anthea Garman

20 Years of Democracy

South African media and the strengthening of democracy by William Gumede
The Big Four: shaping the South African media landscape and beyond by Reg Rumney
Tracing the ANC’s criticism of the South African media by Vanessa Malila
The state of journalism training today by Glenda Daniels
The slippery question of media ownership by Gill Moodie
The role and rise of community radio in the development of democracy in South Africa by Robin Sewlal
Empowering communities through empowered grassroots media by Bongi Bozo
Photographers’ perspectives on the life and times of the South African image and where it is taking us by Nick van der Leek
The courage of leadership by Kgalema Motlanthe
Overcoming the legacy of economic exclusion by Trudi Makhaya
Local government at the heart of poor service delivery by Thabani Mdlongwa
Thinking about passports and travelling as a human right by Mzukona Mantshontsho

The cha(lle)nging media space

Editors reflect on the state of journalism

Journalism Education

Still thinking about journalists’ thinking by Pieter Fourie
Critical realism in journalism’s future tense by Marc Caldwell
Teaching future newsmakers by Nicola Jones
The future is built on the past: a call to include journalism history in journalism curricula by Lizette Rabe
The transformers by Priscilla Boshoff
Some reflections on the challenges of teaching journalism by Ylva Rodny Gumede
On (not) teaching journalism part 2 by Ian Glenn

African Trends

The media and elections in Africa: a troubled relationship by Sarah-Jane Bradfield and Vivien Marsh
Mobile media as a space for political deliberation in Sub-Saharan Africa by Philip Oguny
Exploring Grocott’s Mail’s digital future by Kayla Roux
20 years of internet in Zambia by Elastus Mambwe
Why care about sharing? Shared phones and shared networks in rural areas by Lorenzo Dalvit
The rise of robojournalism by Michael Salzwedel
Nigerian newspapers and survival in the internet age by Solomon Tommy
Reporting Kenya’s elections: from inciting violence to self-censorship by Sarah-Jane Bradfield and Vivien Marsh
Televisão digital: actual debate de mudança no cenário mediático Moçambicano por Celestino Joanguete
A fotografia de imprensa, em Moçambique, na era digital por Jorge Barata

Fit not fat

A new approach to obesity for health journalism by Harry Dugmore