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"Reporting Democracy: Media and Elections in Africa"

Speaking at highway africa part of "Reporting Democracy: Media and Elections in Africa" panel scheduled for Tuesday, 8 September, 2009 : Anchor: Professor Jane Duncan Izak Minnaar, Head: News Research, SABC Kwami Ahiabenu,II Director, Penplusbytes Kubi Rama, Deputy Director, Gender Links Manoah Esipisu, Deputy Director, Communications & Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth William Bird, Executive Director, Media Monitoring Africa this year's theme is Reporting Africa – 2010, Development & Democracy and the event takes place from  5-8 September 2009 at  Eden Grove Complex, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

African Communications Educators meet in Accra next week

The university of Ghana, School of Communications is hosting next week from Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13 August 2009, African Communications Educators under the umbrella of The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE). According to ACCE website it is a  non-profit-making non-governmental organization was formed 1975 with funding and support from UNESCO. Initially, it acted as an association of Heads of Schools of Journalism and Communication on the African continent. The association later transformed itself into the only regional organization of Africanist communication scholars and practitioners in Africa. Currently, its headquarters is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference topics are very interesting, highlights below :  Plenary 1 – Communication And Democracy Plenary 2 – Communication Theory Plenary 3 – Professional Development, Training & Standards Acce Business Day Plenary 1 – Getting Published In The Africa Media Review : Processes And Prospects Plenary...