Training
Training by Raymond Joseph, For Forum of Community Journalists
Facts are a powerful weapon in the war against mis- and disinformation. Misinformation is when a reporter is making a genuine mistake with no malicious intent. Disinformation is where people set out false information on purpose to mislead.
Find here the videos and files for this training session.
Videos:
Fact-checking for Journalists: Part 1
Fact-checking for Journalists: Part 2
AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2023 – CEO Speech
Read the speech from Mr Carl van der Riet, AVBOB CEO during the AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards where he outlines the similarities and shared interests between his organization and community journalism. Embargo: 02 August 2024 (Johannesburg) click here >>...
AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2023 – Winners
Press release: AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards winners for 2023 announced The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards, hosted by the Forum of Community Journalists NPC (FCJ), is a well-known event in the media industry with exciting new categories introduced in this year’s...
AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2023 – Finalists
The Forum of Community Journalists is excited to announce the finalists of the AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2023 and this year many new names appear for the first time. After almost six weeks of hard work and working through 531 entries, the panel of 24 judges, led...
Call for Entries – The FCJ Excellence Awards – 2023
The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards – 2023 Presented by the Forum of Community Journalists NPC ABOUT THE COMPETITION The AVBOB FCJ Annual Excellence Awards is aimed at encouraging excellence and rewarding meritorious work in local and community print media. Only...
AVBOB FCJ announces winners of 2022 Annual Excellence Awards
Winners: AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2022 The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards, hosted by the Forum of Community Journalists NPC (FCJ), has become a well-known event in the media industry with the number of individual entries almost doubling from last year. The 2022...
FCJ announces winners of 2021 Annual Excellence Awards
AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards: All the winners For the first time since Covid-19 hit the world, the Forum of Community Journalists NPC (FCJ) again hosted its annual awards in person on October 14 in Gauteng.This year the FCJ gained the support of a new sponsor to host...
Fact-checking and Verification
Training by Raymond Joseph, For Forum of Community Journalists (June 2022) Facts are a powerful weapon in the war against mis- and disinformation. Misinformation is when a reporter is making a genuine mistake with no malicious intent. Disinformation is where people...