Journalism Education in Africa
A Review of Excellence in Practice in 10 Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17716355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Finlay (University of the Witwatersrand), Anthea Garman (0000-0002-8715-8542, Rhodes University), Pheladi Sethusa (0000-0001-6305-8718, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism & Mass Communication Educator (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-6958 • E-ISSN: 2161-4326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10776958261416574 |
| OpenAlex | W7130324366 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
UNESCO’s 2023/24 “Promoting excellence in journalism education in Africa” initiative saw journalism educators from every region of the continent define factors that contribute to and challenge excellence in journalism education. Through a two-phased process, the development of criteria for excellence, self-evaluation, and self-correcting project proposals were made by 53 journalism schools. Ten projects were selected and funded to address identified gaps. Selected projects focused on areas like data journalism, gender, and media sustainability. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the criteria participants used to define excellence and reports on trends in journalism education and training in Africa
Citizen journalism · Excellence · Higher education · Journalism · Technical Journalism · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Innovations and Analysis in Business and Education · Media Studies and Communication
Bridging the Knowledge Divide
From the Classroom to the African Newsroom
Thinking about journalists’ thinking (Two)1
Journalism Education and Sustainable Journalism in Ghana
Newsmaking Cultures in Africa
Between journalism universals and cultural particulars
Towards Defining “Potential Centres of Excellence” in African Journalism Training1
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |