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08.03.2009, Conference First European-African Broadcasters Conference The first European-African Broadcasters conference was held in Magalisberg, South Africa. The workshop brought together Africa’s most successful broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation - SABC and Germany’s Deutsche Welle - DW to discuss the role of Public Broadcasters and Elections. This is ahead of South Africa’s National and Provincial elections to be held on 22 April 2009 and the German Parliamentary Elections – also in 2009. (Mar. 14, 2009) »

25.02.2009, Publication Free Downloads now available SANEF, the South African National Editors’ Forum, a voluntary organization of senior journalists, editors and journalism trainers published, with the help of KAS media and others, an interesting book about how to become and stay an extraordinary editor. From the question of how to organize the first days on the job up to topics like how to manage change and convergence in the newsroom the book helps in all possible situations in the working life of the editor. (Feb. 27, 2009) »

28.11.2008, Workshop Covering Local Issues: Community Radios and Community’s Resident Associations Representatives from community radio and two locally based print journalists attended a 5-day workshop, 24 – 28 November 2008 in Nampula, Mozambique, to help develop content and technical skills related to reporting on the work of community Residents Associations in Mozambique, as well as the local issues that they engage with. (Nov. 30, 2008) »

26.10.2008, Workshop Power Reporting Workshop 2008 The Wits Power Reporting Workshop (PRW) has become an important annual event on the African journalists conferencing calendar. For the fourth time investigative journalists from all over the continent gathered in Johannesburg to participate in an event that is a conference and training module in one. Together with colleagues from other parts of the world they discussed current challenges, participated in the training workshops and maintained their personal networks. (Oct. 30, 2008) »

24.10.2008, Workshop Investigative Radio Reporting Journalists from seven radio stations in Mozambique and Angola attended an Investigative Radio Reporting course in Johannesburg. The course, which was facilitated by Daniel and Deborah Walter of Community Media for Development (CMFD) was instructed in Portuguese. (Oct. 24, 2008) »

09.09.2008, Workshop Political Marketing in KZN Durban, in South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal, was the host city for the fifth political marketing and campaigning workshop conducted by KAS Media to prepare the country’s parties for the upcoming elections in April 2009. (Sep. 13, 2008) »

08.09.2008, Workshop Plugging the digital divide “Our approach is to understand how new media technologies transform African news environments and consumption and how they can be incorporated with traditional media to improve journalism,” says Rhodes University lecturer Jude Mathurine. Mathurine, who heads the School of Journalism’s New Media Lab, was talking about the KAS Digital Journalism workshop which prepared ten scholars to ‘blog’ the twelfth installment of Highway Africa. (Sep. 12, 2008) »

07.09.2008, Conference Highway Africa More than 600 journalists from all over Africa gathered at the beginning of September, as every year since 1997, in South Africa’s Grahamstown to participate in the annual Highway Africa Conference. This year’s conference title: Citizen Journalism & Journalism for Citizens. The delegates discussed the usage of new media like social networks, mobile communication and blogs. (Sep. 10, 2008) »

10.06.2008, Publication New Media Manual Published From the knowledge of successful media managers, the newest publication of the KAF Media programme was composed: the manual “Revenue Generation for Robust African Media”. In a joint venture with the Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership the KAF published this collection of different essays and analyses, which are based on one common theme: more financial independence through successful media management. (June 10, 2008) »

06.06.2008, Workshop Election Reporting in South Africa National elections in 2009 – How do I prepare for reporting on these elections? Which topics are relevant for voters? How do I report on party programs instead of just covering campaigning events? What tips and tricks can I use in interviews to get direct answers? These and other questions have been asked by the participants of the “Election Reporting” radio workshop which took place from the 6 to the 16 of June in Johannesburg, South Africa. (June 6, 2008) »

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