Government media officers became journalists for five days at the Government Media Course of the Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute (SPI) in October 2012. This year’s programme placed an emphasis on understanding the contexts of the journalism profession and the media industry as a means of bridging the gap between
government and media.
As one of SA’s leading law practices, and leader in Media Law, Webber Wentzel is not only a valued consultant to JMS, but also the creator of the annual Legal Journalist of the Year awards, which were recently handed out at their offices in Illovo.
Taking stock of the media since the onset of democracy, Prof Jane Duncan of the School of Journalism and Media Studies critiqued the established systems of news in South Africa, examining specifically, the coverage of Marikana -- one of the media’s most glaring failures.