Events - Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa
Lecture
fully bookedAdenauer Media Lecture
Television is dead, long live television!
The first Adenauer Media Lecture will take place at Wits University on the 19th of March 2024.
Expert conference
fully bookedLocal Journalism Conference 2024
New Challenges for Local Journalism
Local news is the solution for the survival of ailing media.
Event
KAS Media Africa Local Journalism Award Call for Submissions 2024
KAS Media Africa invites you to make your submissions in English or French for consideration.
Local journalism is what makes the media and its audiences tick. It is the stories around us and about us, that speak to the situation in a country. Moreover, local news, if presented professionally, can be elevated to national level and sometimes, even make international headlines. Many local journalists struggle daily with breaking international news down to a local level. How does a coup d’état in Mali affect its neighbouring countries? What does climate change mean for the subsistence farmer in Zimbabwe?
Workshop
Managing Conflict in Today's Newsroom 2023
Executive Education Course
Today’s newsroom environment is not devoid of conflict. With many competing interests, especially the business demand for media survival while journalists do what they know best – tell compelling stories – there is bound to be conflict.
Expert conference
fully bookedKAS Media Africa Conference on Business Journalism
Senior Media Practitioners Meet to Exchange About Finance and Economics
Finance and economics reporting is a fundamental element of journalism.
Expert conference
fully bookedThe Opportunities of Local Journalism
The Need for Quality and Sustainability
Local Journalism in Africa faces many challenges, including the lack of recognition by the public and increasing financial constraints. These are a threat to the sustainability of local journalism - a critical element of media across the world.
Workshop
Managing Conflict in Today's Newsroom
Professional Development Course
A newsroom manager’s role is much broader than having the team deliver on publishing expectations. It calls for managing conflict in a way that does not disrupt processes and impact on journalism quality.
Workshop
fully bookedManaging Conflict in Today's Newsroom
KAS Media Africa and the Aga Khan University partner for professional development course
Conflict is imminent in today’s newsrooms. A Newsroom manager’s role is much broader than simply delivering a good product. They have to manage economic expectations, gender issues, a tight budget and political influence. That’s a big task.
Discussion
fully bookedConference on public service broadcasting in Africa
How can we rejuvenate public service broadcasting on the continent?
KAS Media Africa is due to host a conference on the revitalisation of public radio. This event will gather almost 15 experts from across the continent. The conversations will explore various issues – such as the role of public broadcasters in African countries, the advent of social media and its impact on broadcasting, as well as the quality of journalism the public is exposed to.
