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10 Investigative Journalism Fellowships Offered to Cover HIV/AIDS in South Africa

frayintermedia — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:48:14 +0000

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is offering 10 journalists fellowships to produce investigative reports on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Nearly 6 million South Africans are suffering from HIV – among them 3.2 million women and 280,000 children, UNAIDS estimates. With funding from M•A•C AIDS Fund, the project will offer 10 experienced South [...]

Covering Poverty and Food Security, 22-23 April, Jhb

tvanwyk — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:31:36 +0000

Food riots across Africa, sparked by the global economic crisis, have made food security the continent’s most pressing issue. Is your newsroom equipped to cover the issue quickly, intelligently and in depth?

Africa is home to three-quarters of the world’s “ultra-poor”. Food aid may solve their immediate hunger, but longer-term solutions are needed to bolster food security.

Sign up your journalists to the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme’s two-day training workshop on Monday and Tuesday 22-23 March in Dunkeld West, Johannesburg.

Phuza Wize round table: 3 March at Sedibeng in Meadowlands, Gauteng

tvanwyk — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:56:19 +0000

09:45-10:00 (15 mins) REGISTRATION & TEA 10:00-10:15 (15 mins) WELCOME Birgit Schwarz (project director, frayintermedia) 10:15-10:30 (15 mins) KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Phuza Wize: Why the need for this campaign? Speaker: Dr Sue Goldstein (senior executive, Soul City Institute) 10:30-11:30 (1 hour) SEMINAR 1: Understanding the Link Between Violence and Alcohol Consumption Expert: Dr Neo Morojele (deputy [...]

Phuza Wize round table: 1 March at the Rainbow in Pinetown KZN

tvanwyk — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:40:37 +0000

09:30-10:00 (30 mins) REGISTRATION & TEA 10:00-10:15 (15 mins) WELCOME Michael Schmidt (managing director , frayintermedia) 10:15-10:30 (15 mins) KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Phuza Wize: Why the need for this campaign? Speaker: Dr Sue Goldstein (Soul City Alcohol Reduction and Violence Prevention Campaign Manager) 10:30-11:30 (1 hour) SEMINAR 1: Understanding the Link Between Violence and Alcohol Consumption [...]

Are we a nation of violent drinkers? Soul City launches Phuza Wize

tvanwyk — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:13:57 +0000

Whatever your answer, the available research paints a horrifying picture: More than half of the victims of non-fatal and fatal violence test positive for alcohol in urban areas. Most violence-related deaths occur on Saturdays and Sundays, when binge drinking is common. Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a day. Alcohol [...]

Newspapers learning in community

tvanwyk — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:53 +0000

How can small community newspapers and magazines be made viable? Delegates from several provinces, sponsored by the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), will be pooling their experiences and ideal solutions at a two-day workshop. frayintermedia’s Michael Schmidt will be a speaker at the forum for community media on February 11 and 12, convened by [...]

Training government journalists – being fair, accurate and balanced

tvanwyk — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:52:34 +0000

frayintermedia’s Michael Schmidt conducted a two-day workshop on “Online to print” for government journalists on February 4 and 5. GCIS, the Government Communication Information System, approached frayintermedia to provide training to a group of their journalists who work for BuaNews, the Government news agency. These journalists work mostly online, but needed to acquire skills in [...]

Award-winning author Adam Hochschild and Prof. Anton Harber at the 2008 Narrative Journalism Conference

tvanwyk — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:21:48 +0000

Fred Khumalo and Mark Gevisser in conversation at the 2008 Narrative Journalism Conference

tvanwyk — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:10:55 +0000

frayintermedia’s Michael Schmidt with students at “Conflict in transitional societies” Mexico 2009

tvanwyk — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:06:20 +0000