Decolonising Journalism Education in South Africa: Critical Perspectives
London, New York: Routledge (2023), xv, 271 pp.
Contains index
Series: Routledge/UNISA Press Series
ISBN 978-1-00-088631-3 (ebook); 978-1-03-249398-5 (hbk)
"This volume responds to the great need to rethink journalism from various perspectives including journalism training, research, the contents of the news media, language, media ethics, the safety of journalists and gender inequities in the news media." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction / Ylva Rodny-Gumede, Colin Chasi, Zubeida Jaffer and Mvuso Ponono, 1
2 On the meaning of decolonisation / Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 9
3 The decolonial problematic in journalism ethics / Phillip Santos and Admire Mare, 25
4 Making a case for decolonising journalism and media studies / Bruce Mutsvairo and Robin Kasozi Bukenya, 41
5 Birthed by the west: Complexities of redefining journalism curricula in South African universities / Bevelyn Dube, 55
6 Towards a research agenda for African media and communication studies: Pathfinders must first know where they are / Colin Chasi and Ylva Rodny-Gumede, 73
7 Journalism and media studies education in South Africa / Taryn Isaacs de Vega, 87
8 Power, knowledge and journalism: The Naspers-127 submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its aftermath / Christi van der Westhuizen, 101
9 A very long erratum note: The corrective role of the South African media as a form of transitional justice / Mia Swart, 119
10 A decolonial analysis of the cyberbullying of South African women journalists / Glenda Daniels, 135
11 Not clowns but capable agents: Tapping into subaltern theory to centralise the marginalised / Mvuzo Ponono and Anthea Garman, 149
12 In-between journalism and media development: Negotiating journalist safety within decolonising African contexts / Viola C. Milton and Winston Mano, 163
13 Decolonising media ethics and media accountability systems: Elevating the value of voice in Southern journalism / Julie Reid, 187
14 "Because of this khephu": Dehumanisation through language in ‘South African’ media / Zethu Cakata, 205
15 ‘Living under coloniality from social experiment to common experience: Lessons from Nat Nakasa’ / Willemien Marais, 215
16 The oral archive as ‘first author’ in the emergence of the nineteenth century African newspaper intellectual tradition / Nomalanga Mkhize, 235
17 Developing a new national narrative for South Africa / Zubeida Jaffer and Shepherd Mpofu, 247
2 On the meaning of decolonisation / Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 9
3 The decolonial problematic in journalism ethics / Phillip Santos and Admire Mare, 25
4 Making a case for decolonising journalism and media studies / Bruce Mutsvairo and Robin Kasozi Bukenya, 41
5 Birthed by the west: Complexities of redefining journalism curricula in South African universities / Bevelyn Dube, 55
6 Towards a research agenda for African media and communication studies: Pathfinders must first know where they are / Colin Chasi and Ylva Rodny-Gumede, 73
7 Journalism and media studies education in South Africa / Taryn Isaacs de Vega, 87
8 Power, knowledge and journalism: The Naspers-127 submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its aftermath / Christi van der Westhuizen, 101
9 A very long erratum note: The corrective role of the South African media as a form of transitional justice / Mia Swart, 119
10 A decolonial analysis of the cyberbullying of South African women journalists / Glenda Daniels, 135
11 Not clowns but capable agents: Tapping into subaltern theory to centralise the marginalised / Mvuzo Ponono and Anthea Garman, 149
12 In-between journalism and media development: Negotiating journalist safety within decolonising African contexts / Viola C. Milton and Winston Mano, 163
13 Decolonising media ethics and media accountability systems: Elevating the value of voice in Southern journalism / Julie Reid, 187
14 "Because of this khephu": Dehumanisation through language in ‘South African’ media / Zethu Cakata, 205
15 ‘Living under coloniality from social experiment to common experience: Lessons from Nat Nakasa’ / Willemien Marais, 215
16 The oral archive as ‘first author’ in the emergence of the nineteenth century African newspaper intellectual tradition / Nomalanga Mkhize, 235
17 Developing a new national narrative for South Africa / Zubeida Jaffer and Shepherd Mpofu, 247
