Fwd: Wits Journalism Newsletter - 11 August 2016

[Sasha Kinney]

(By the way, if anyone knows citizen journalists who could benefit from an informal digital video journalism training here in Nairobi, by a Wits journalism researcher/professor, let me know.)

Wits Journalism programme in Joburg has a nice newsletter... perhaps of interest. Included below.

They also have their investigative journalism conference coming up.... I don't see anything funded, though, nor scholarships etc. It's 20-25k conference fee, plus it's in Joburg. ;)

http://journalism.co.za/events/aijc2016/aijc2016/

The African Investigative Journalism Conference is the largest gathering of investigative journalists in Africa. In 2016: Financial investigations, the Panama Papers, how to encrypt your computer and emails, data journalism, multimedia storytelling, undercover reporting and the best African investigative stories of the past year. Come and listen and learn from top international investigative reporters.

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Upcoming Courses Want to be a journalist? Learn more about the full-time career-entry honours in journalist degree at Wits University at our Open House. DATE: Wednesday, 17 August 2016 ADDRESS: 10th Floor, Univeristy Corner Building (Arts Museum Building) TIME: 13h30 - 14h00 Apply online at www.wits.ac.za by August 30, 2016 Visit www.journalism.co.za for more information Click here for more information Stories Have you ever thought of casting your vote for family justice, domestic violence or the rights of children? South Africans recently voted, deciding on their local government, a decision that will influence the future of the country. Citizen Justice Network aka CJN asks your vote to improve access to justice for poor and marginalized South Africans. CJN is an award-winning media innovation that trains community paralegals to be radio journalists. We build journalism capacity for paralegals to develop stories on access to social justice issues in under-reported and mostly poor areas. We train paralegals in community advice offices, provide technology, editorial guidance and connect them with local community radio stations so they can broadcast their stories in African languages. Read more Special report: Non-lethal weapons or torture tools? Every day, South African police officers and prison wardens go to work, armed with legal tools that can be used to torture. Electric shock devices, tonfas, pepper spray and rubber bullets are classified as non-lethal weapons and therefore are assumed to be a safer alternative to guns. But the Omega Research Foundation (Omega) and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) warned during a conference last week that they can be potentially lethal tools of torture. Read more Podcast Law Focus #24 – Democracy of Elections Tonight on ‪#‎LawFocus we discuss the Democracy of Elections We unpack voting trends in SA and look into political attitudes towards participatory democracy. We are joined by the Director of Democracy Works, Busi Dlamini ; Researcher at HRSC Benjamin Roberts and Professor Somadoda fikeni Listen Here The Science Inside #25 – ELECTIONS With South Africans about to go to the municipal polls, we take a fun look at elections. Dr Lesley Fellows from McGill University in Canada explains the neurology of how your brain will decide who to vote for. Francois Vermeulen from Ideco Biometrics shows off their revolutionary new portable biometrics system, that could change voter registration. Listen in to learn exactly how a fingerprint scanner works. In our weekly tech bite we chat social media and helpful tools to help you decide your vote. We also speak to Durban University of Technology’s Colin Thakur about whether electronic voting is coming to South Africa any time soon. Listen Here Vacancy Bhekisisa Mail & Guardian Centre for Health Journalism is looking for a dynamic social media and content producer Started in 2013, the Bhekisisa Mail & Guardian Centre for Health Journalism produces daily news and features on health from across Africa. The centre also works to train and mentor African journalists to improve the quality of health reporting around the continent. With a dedicated audience in South Africa and a growing international readership, we are looking for a dynamic social media and content producer to help us grow our community of readers. We’d like to employ someone who recognises the power of social media not only to drive engagement but also to help affect social change – and knows how to use it. Click here to apply To change your subscription, click here.