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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Student Handbooks
From pilot in 1995 to now
1995: Media & Democracy
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This was the first issue of the annual Student Handbook.
Media & Democracy was the department's theme for 1995. It provided a common thread that ran through teaching and learning and other activities and was deliberately chosen as a pressingly topical issue with broad implications which focused the various tasks and initiatives of the year for the department.
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What did you choose?
1996: Media & Democracy
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The 1996 Student Handbook continued running with the theme of Media & Democracy.
The theme "Media and Democracy" encompassed dozens of specific topics which were a logical part of the subject matter of many of the courses in the new curriculum of 1996. These included: Press freedom, media independence, pluralism/diversity, public interest and the media and participatory journalism.
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1997: Driving the Information Generation
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This Student Handbook declares it is looking ahead to transformation: focusing on how race, culture and language impact on curriculum, student recruitment, student academic support and visitors.
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It aims to do more research on SA media throughout the whole department and strengthening ties with Industry and community media.
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2000: 30th Birthday Edition
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Core Values:
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Democracy, equality, representivity and diversity.
Freedom of expression, media independence and diversity.
Collegiality
Accountability
Creativity, imagination, initiative and entrepreneurship
Life-long learning
Community service
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2001: Driving the Information Generation
The vision for the new millennium is "To be the leading African educational and research centre in journalism and media studies, with world-class standards, and a creative and critical commitment to communications."
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Core purpose: To educate students to become critical journalism and media studies practitioners who are globally competitive. To conduct research to support this education.
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