Second World Journalism Education Congress South Africa, 5 to 7 July 2010

The second World Journalism Education Congress, titled "Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change", seeks to provide a discussion forum on common issues and interests and a foundation for supporting the continuing development of journalism and journalism education worldwide. The event coincides with the 2010 World Cup hosted in South Africa, which offers a common focus for journalism educators to debate carbon footprints and media mega-events, the rise of new media, changing business models and copyright issues, representations of race and gender, media globalisation, etc. According to the organisers, the conference will offer opportunities to present peer reviewed research papers on journalism education issues. There will also be scheduled joint sessions with the parallel Highway Africa Conference 2010, master classes in various new media technologies, and debates and exhibitions.

The second World Journalism Education Congress will give journalism educators an opportunity to:

* visit and network with their African colleagues;
* contribute to and benefit from global journalism education discussions;
* continue the momentum of the first World Journalism Education Congress; and
* present peer reviewed research papers on journalism education issues.

Contact Sibusiso Mtshali, World Journalism Education Congress, School of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS), Rhodes University, South Africa, Email: s.mtshali@ru.ac.za