The Department of Communication Science at UNISA has started this blog to collect comments from ANY South African students who are currently studying towards a career in the media industry. This blog is open to all students, not only those studying at UNISA. All of your comments are welcome!
Rhodes University recently initiated a statement of protest against the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill. Numerous other journalism and media departments at other universities, including UNISA, have also signed this satement. You can read this statement by clicking on the link on the left of this page. You will find links to how this statement was reported in the media on the right of this page.
As lecturers and academics, we are greatly concerned for the future of our students: we dedicate our careers to teaching you, so that you can pursue exciting futures in the media industry. The proposed legislation and tribunal, however, cast a bleak outlook for anyone wishing to enter the media industry in South Africa, particularly as a journalist.
We would like to hear what you, our students, have to say about these issues and how you feel about your future. We encourage you to read Prof Pieter Fourie's lecture, which will give you an accurate summary of the current raging debate about the media. You will find a link to this lecture on the left of this page. You could also read Prof Fourie's essay on the Afrikaans website Litnet, and you will find this link on the right.
Once you have read these documents, PLEASE return to this page and post your own comments in the comment box below. You can also email your comments to the following address: reidjbj@unisa.ac.za
Also, please VOTE in our opinion poll: look on the left of this page.
Also, please VOTE in our opinion poll: look on the left of this page.
This is your future! Have your say!
