Franz Krüger is Adjunct Professor and head of the Journalism department at Wits University in Johannesburg, and director of the Wits Radio Academy. He worked in professional journalism for many decades, including as senior member of the first post-apartheid editorial management team at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). He holds a BA from the University of Cape Town, an MA from City University, London and a PhD from Wits University. He is the author and co-author of three books, several book chapters, journal articles and many other publications, served as ombud for the Mail & Guardian and on the SA Press Appeals Panel. While at the Shorenstein Center, Krüger wrote a paper titled “Disrupted Media – Disrupted Academy: Rethinking African J-Schools”.
Disrupted media – Disrupted Academy: Rethinking African J-schools
March 22, 2022
The business crisis facing journalism across the world has profound implications for journalism education, particularly in Africa. Journalism schools train young people for careers as full-time professionals – but is this still valid amid a shrinking job market? Or are there other ways of thinking about journalism that suggest new possible student groups and require
