Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has played a crucial role across the globe providing practical information, holding government accountable, requiring responsible behaviour from citizens and influencing perceptions. This webinar unpacked the implications of different narratives in media coverage of the pandemic, particularly in the context of Africa-China relations; assessed the role of journalists in reporting on the pandemic; and considered tools for reporting and fact-checking. Hosted by Eric Olander, host of the China Africa Project and Podcast, and featuring Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief and podcast host, SupChina; Professor Zhang Yanqiu, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Community with Shared Future and Director of the Africa Communication Research Centre at the Communications University of China; and Oluwamayowa Tijani, COVID19 fact checker at AFP Fact Check.
This webinar was originally broadcast on 3 June 2020 as part of Wits Journalism’s #MidweekWebinars series.
The ACRP aims to improve the quality of reporting on Africa-China issues by providing facilitation and capacity building for journalists via reporting grants, workshops and other opportunities. In March 2020 the ACRP sent out a call for Public Health Reporting Grant Proposals to uncover stories developing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing impact in Africa. With over 300 applications received, the ACRP invited all applicants and other interested journalists to participate in a free online training webinar on preparing a good proposal. By using the large body of Public Health Reporting Grant Proposals, this webinar assists ACRP applicants and all journalists with developing their skills of preparing winning journalism proposals. With Paula Fray (CEO, Frayintermedia).
This webinar was originally broadcast by the ACRP on 22 July 2020.
The ACRP aims to improve the quality of reporting on Africa-China issues by providing facilitation and capacity building for journalists via reporting grants, workshops and other opportunities. In March 2020 the ACRP sent out a call for Public Health Reporting Grant Proposals to uncover stories developing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing impact in Africa. With over 300 applications received, the ACRP invited all applicants and other interested journalists to participate in a free online training webinar on preparing a good proposal. By using the large body of Public Health Reporting Grant Proposals, this webinar assists ACRP applicants and all journalists with developing their skills of preparing winning journalism proposals. With Paula Fray (CEO, Frayintermedia).
This webinar was originally broadcast by the ACRP on 22 July 2020.
Gone is the investigative reporter as a lone ranger, meeting in dark alleys with sources to get bits and pieces of information, like a private detective with a notebook. The modern version needs to be digitally-savvy, work across borders and learn how to process a mass of data. But some things don’t change, like managing sources and protecting yourself. This session will trace these changes and what they mean for those who do this work.
This webinar was originally broadcast by the ACRP on 19 August 2020.
With Anton Harber (Caxton Professor of Journalism [Adjunct], Wits Journalism).
Within the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, media coverage has played a crucial role in providing practical and credible information while influencing perceptions on the spreading of the virus. Mass media channels and social media have become the primary sources of information, while also being used as sources for fake news and disinformation. This has contributed to the creation of a surgical ‘infodemic’ worldwide and an overabundance of information, some accurate and some not. Hosted by Eric Olander, host of the China Africa Project and Podcast, and featuring Aisha Abdool Karim, health reporter at Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism (South Africa); Elizabeth Merab, health reporter at Daily Nation (Kenya); April Zhu, freelance journalist (China-Kenya); and Nike Adebowale, health journalist at Premium Times (Nigeria).
This webinar was originally broadcast by the ACRP on 9 September 2020.