What Future for Traditional Media?

Report from the 4th African Media Leaders Forum

The African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF), hosted by KAS partner African Media Initiative (AMI), provides media owners and operators an exciting opportunity to interact with peers, investors, policy makers, development partners and technology leaders. In November 2011, close to 350 delegates attended the Forum in Tunis, Tunisia.

Kony 2012: Taking A Closer Look At The Social Media Sensation

Chris Roper on the activist online video that made global headlines & the African perspective

More than 135 million views made the activist video “Kony 2012” an online sensation. It also redefined what social media can achieve. South Africa’s leading online journalist Chris Roper takes a closer look at the phenomenon.

South Africa & The Media: Looking Back At 2011, Looking Ahead To 2012

Exclusive – Chris Roper On Major Stories, Digital Landscapes, And The Battle For Media Freedom

There were many important stories in the South African media in 2011, but perhaps the biggest story was the media itself. The beginning of 2012 sees the South African media, and by extension, the state of democracy in South Africa, in a parlous position that many see as boding ill for the future of the country.

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa

Volume 1

For over a decade, KAS Media Africa has been focusing on the regulatory framework for journalists in Africa. Volume 1 of the Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa is an important milestone in this on-going work. It is a practical guide for journalists practising in Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to improve the protection of media in these countries.

AMI and KAS Media Africa Announce Strategic Partnership

The African Media Initiative (AMI) and the Sub-Sahara Africa Media Programme of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS Media Africa) today announced a strategic partnership, beginning with the hosting of a joint annual media conference on the African continent later this year. The 2011 conference will be held under the banner of the African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on November 10 and 11.

Befriending Voters And Arresting Activists

A Close Look At The Digital Media Revolution In Sub-Saharan Africa

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Co.: For trailing the path in modern political communication, Africa has been the place and 2011 the time. With the northern rim of the continent grabbing all the headlines so far, the time has come to cover digital developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Regional Media Programme (KAS Media Africa) has joined forces with Verashni Pillay, the deputy editor of the Mail & Guardian Online – one of Africa’s leading news sites. We take a closer look at some territories across the region and explore how new communication tools promote democracy.

AfriKAS II

Berichte, Analysen, Eindrücke aus der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Afrika

Mit der zweiten Ausgabe von „AfriKAS” erhalten Afrika-Interessierte und Freunde der Arbeit der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung diesmal ein Werk, das neben entscheidenden Beiträgen zu Sachthemen auch politische Kurzberichte unserer Auslandsbüros enthält. Jeweils nach Ländern geordnet, werden die wichtigen politischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen und Ereignisse im Sinne eines Almanachs skizziert und dargestellt. Mit der Kenntnis und Expertise unserer Auslandsmitarbeiter erhalten Sie somit einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Entwicklungen in Afrika.

Harnessing Africa's digital future

The advent of the digital media also brings the need for change to african media houses. Some traditional media remain with old fashioned approaches. During our Africa Media Leadership Conference 2009 in Ghana named „Learning from the Future: Africa’s Media Map in 2029“ we looked at certain models which are supposed to ease the transformation process. The results of the discussion are collated within 14 essays in this booklet.

Focus on FAME

new journalism educators’ body

Focus on FAME is a collection of scientific texts written by 12 members of the Forum for Africa Media Educators (FAME). Therein they discuss the current challenges facing African media educators. FAME is an initiative of the Media Programme and the Witwatersrand University. Gaol: to establish an African network of excellent media institutes and promote the exchange of ideas with German journalism schools. The texts were presented at the World Journalism Educators Conference in July 2010.

AfricanGoals2010

A mass event and it’s influence on South Africa

Many South Africans expected that the World Cup 2010 would bring social, health and political improvements to their country. But what influence can such a mass event actually have? AfricanGoals2010, the magazine of the first German-African journalist Academy of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation answers these and other questions. For two weeks, German scholars from the Journalism School of KAS, together with colleagues from Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda, researched their stories.