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

Call for Entries – The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards for 2024

The AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards – 2024 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...

FCJ Constitution

Forum of Community Journalists of South Africa CONSTITUTION Click here to download the Acrobat Reader pdf version of this document 1.PREAMBLE The Forum of Community Journalists’ main business is to represent, promote and express the interests of all journalists...

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...