Enrolment of first year students in journalism leaps up by 30% in 1979. Why?
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"Possibly because the Information scandal has made journalism seem like a glamorous profession." At least this is the opinion of Journalism staff who compare the jump in numbers with a similar phenomenon at journalism schools in the United States after Watergate.
Of course, the increase may also be linked to the growing reputation of the Rhodes department, the only one of its kind at an English-language university in South Africa.
Bulletin, 1979 (2): 3
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Chloe O'Keefe (1991)
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O’Keefe was administration manager from 1991 - 2001 responsible for admin of all the Department’s activities and projects. She controlled all departmental finances and served as PA to the Head of Department. All student records including registration, DP points and the co-ordination of marking (essays and exams) were part of her portfolio.
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Beyond Theory and Practice
Newspaper clipping, “All the Best”, Journalism Quarterly (JQ), April 2001, 7(1): 4.
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