Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa

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  • 7 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on August 15, 2021
  • Ends on October 17, 2021

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Syllabus

  • Core elements of the principles of freedom of expression, media freedom, and access to information
  • Policy and practical components necessary to democratic media ecosystems
  • Regulatory and other measures that build media pluralism and diversity
  • Mechanisms of self-regulation, co-regulation, statutory regulation and regulatory independence in democratic media ecosystems
  • The practical and policy dimensions introduced by online media, online expression, and online information access
  • Strategies for effective civil society engagement with policy and practice in support of democratic Africa media ecosystems
  • The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on journalists and on the media.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Justine Limpitlaw
Electronic Communications Law Consultant and Visiting Adjunct Professor, LINK Centre
Wits University

Paula Fray
Founder and Managing Director
frayintermedia

Zoe Titus
Strategic Coordinator
Namibia Media Trust

Koketso Moeti
Founding Executive Director
Amandla.mobi

Sarah Chiumbu
Associate Professor, School of Communication
University of Johannesburg

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The University of the Witwatersrand is a South African academic institution located in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, in the historic Witwatersrand region. The university is nicknamed "Wits". It is the largest and most prestigious university in South Africa.

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