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South African journalism education: Working towards the future by looking back

Not unlike elsewhere in the world, journalism studies in South Africa has gathered new impetus after decades of trying to find its niche within the university scholarly and the media industry environments. Since the South African turn to democracy in 1994, journalism and journalism education have experienced profound changes. Technologically, reporting has moved from a position where conventional printed media, radio and television dominated, to a landscape where the internet and satellite technology enabled those with access to the internet to be a ‘journalist’ of sorts. The political landscape transformed almost beyond recognition, and so did the need for a new approach to journalism education. The authors argue that now, more than a decade after South Africa’s socio-political transformation, it has become imperative to consider the scope and significance of the changes that had occurred in the field of journalism and journalism education.

Keywords: Africa, democracy, journalism education, media, socio-political transformation, South Africa, tertiary education