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Prof Herman Wasserman welcomes delegates on behalf of the the department and gives praise to the conference for making it a vibrant association #SACOMM24 #PoliticsOfThePresent

Herman Wasserman Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SU) Prof Herman Wasserman, Dr Marenet Jordaan, Prof Musawenkosi Ndlovu, Anneli Groenewald and Andre Gouws discuss the history and present reality of journalism education and practice #SACOMM24 #PoliticsOfThePresent

The research team of the project Countering Information Disorder in the Global South had our second annual workshop in Stellenbosch recently. Here are some of the outcomes of the meeting: idrc.sun.ac.za/global-south-u…

Freedom Under Law & Stellenbosch Journalism invite you to our 2nd partnership lecture. The lecture will focus on the role of the NPA and the rule of law in South Africa. Our keynote speaker will be Shamila Batohi, the NDPP. RSVP by 5 Nov 2024. #FreedomUnderLaw #StellenboschJournalism #NPA.

Proud to announce the launch of this new Centre: Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CIIA) x.com/ciia_africa ciia.africa

New research conducted with Murmur Intelligence: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-1…

We warmly welcome the #CASFellow/s and members of Sahana Udupas' Sahana Udupa #CASResearchGroup Anmol Alphonso Anmol Alphonso 🕵🍉 BOOM Live, Kiran Garimella Kiran Garimella Rutgers School of Communication and Information, Elonnai Hickok Global Network Initiative, and Herman Wasserman Herman Wasserman Stellenbosch Journalism.

My take on the tech bros: litnet.co.za/metas-moderati…

“In 2023, there were 49 murders related to people who worked on these farms. In total, South Africa had almost 30,000.” Zaid Jilani and Herman Wasserman spoke with us about farm attacks in South Africa. Full report ▶️ youtu.be/lz53nunjNB8

I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media youtu.be/lz53nunjNB8

For insight into what’s really happening in South Africa and how Trump’s executive order allowing certain white Afrikaner farmers to qualify as “refugees” is based on disinformation watch this very good Al Jazeera PR segment.

The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base, says Herman Wasserman africasacountry.com/2025/02/trumps…

Dr Bernhard Goodwin from Universität München visited the Journalism Department to explore collaboration and exchange opportunities with Prof Herman Wasserman, Department Chair. #stelliesjourn #fass_stellenboschuniversity #stellenboschuniversity

For those who can read Afrikaans (behind a paywall...) Thanks to Willemien Brümmer for an insightful interview. netwerk24.com/netwerk24/stem…

“We named our tribe after the African continent”. Thanks Max du Preez

Today we hosted our #WorldPressFreedomDay commemoration, highlighting media independence and sustainability. | Stellenbosch University Research at Stellenbosch University

Are young people critical about the media they consume, or have they become so cynical that they avoid the news altogether? In this new article, Dani Madrid-Morales and I explore this question. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our book of the week reveals how disinformation, surveillance, and inequality are embedded in WhatsApp's everyday use, reframing the app's much-lauded encryption as a lived, contested terrain of power. By Sahana Udupa & Herman Wasserman on NYU Press buff.ly/RW9ClT6