On 27 May 2021 the Advisory Board of Afrikaans and Dutch presented a workshop for senior students of the department. We received the necessary consent from the UFS and followed all COVID-19 protocols.
Dr Riana Barnard, former publisher and currently a business analyst, did a presentation on:
Books today
- The history of the printed book
- Challenges facing a contemporary publisher (in a digital era with changing consumer needs and behavior)
AND
Charles Smith, news editor, Media 24, did a presentation on:
Democratisation of the media channels
- In practice
- Freedom of speech
- Fake News
- Investigative journalism
- Digital transformation