Association of Independent Publishers

01/08/2025

MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENT | PLEASE PARTICIPATE
This Women’s Month, QW+ is asking us to step up and help shift whose voices shape the news in South Africa.

They’ve launched – a campaign to crowdsource 100 new expert voices for their media database. These are women and gender-diverse individuals with lived experience, academic knowledge, or professional insight who should be part of the national conversation.

As AIP Members, you understand the importance of representation in the media. Now’s the time to take action:

🔹 *Nominate a woman or underrepresented voice – it only takes a minute:
https://forms.gle/t64NGsRFdamTRTwX7

🔹 Share the link with someone else in your circle who’ll also nominate.

Let’s use this moment to push for more diverse, local, and authentic voices in our newsrooms and content. Join us in supporting this powerful initiative.

Thank you for your continued commitment to inclusive media.

– The QW+ Team

FAQs about who to nominate:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vQalELmqWNEY27EIqvsEpqaF8Z5DpL7B

30/07/2025

JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford is looking for a Director of Journalist Programs, to be based on site in Oxford. The successful candidate will be a recognised authority in their field, both as a senior editorial leader and as an expert with an international reputation.

🗓 Deadline: 1 September.
Details: https://t.ly/yf649

29/07/2025

AIP | How Grocott’s Mail Uses AI to Tackle Complex Stories – Lessons from SA’s Oldest Independent Newspaper | Rod Amner from Grocott’s Mail, South Africa’s oldest newspaper, shares how their team uses AI tools in the newsroom to unpack complex issues and tell deeper, more meaningful stories. From analysis to reporting, AI is helping this historic paper innovate while staying true to its local roots.

WATCH HERE:

Rod Amner from Grocott’s Mail, South Africa’s oldest newspaper, shares how their team uses AI tools in the newsroom to unpack complex issues and tell deeper,...

29/07/2025

AWARDS | Nominations are open for the 2025 Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism, presented by SANEF in partnership with Sanlam. These awards honour journalists who show integrity, courage, and a commitment to truth.

This is your last chance to nominate journalists—whether colleagues or editors, who’ve shown exceptional bravery, especially under tough conditions!

For full details on eligibility and how to enter, click below.

Deadline: Thursday, 31 July 2025

https://aip.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Call-for-entries-2025-Nat-Nakasa-Awards.pdf

24/07/2025

APPLY: The Information and Communication Directorate of the African Union is accepting applications for the African Union Media Fellowship. The program is a transformative platform to shape the African story and create a more accurate representation of Africa’s progress and opportunities using emerging digital technologies as a key tool for communication.

Selected fellows will receive training, grants, support from experienced mentors, international and continental study tours, and more.

🗓 Deadline: 14 August.
Details: https://t.ly/5vbeA

24/07/2025

SUMMIT | Register for this free summit for top tips and best practice models on generating extra and alternative revenue in publishing

https://www.inma.org/modules/event/2025AfricaMediaRevenue/register/

How to monetise African media’s young and mobile audiences

24/07/2025

INVITE: MDDA HOSTS COMMUNITY MEDIA x ADVERTISING SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) is proud to host a unique and vital session between media buyers, advertisers, and associations in support of community media sustainability.

Community media will benefit from discussions around advertising trends, target audiences for media campaigns and content alignment opportunities, to better position themselves for financial sustainability.

The session will be hosted by the MDDA on Microsoft Teams on Friday, 25 July 2025 from 10:00 – 12:30.

RSVP now to by sending an email to [email protected] or scanning the QR code to access the meeting link.

23/07/2025

EVENT | Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) along with partners, cordially invites you to attend the Fighting Climate Dis-information: Information Integrity for Climate Change and the role of African Media event.

As the impacts of climate change intensify, so too does the spread of climate dis-information, threatening public understanding, undermining climate action, and deepening inequalities. African media face growing challenges in navigating and countering dis-information campaigns, many of which are amplified by artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms. The climate crisis is as much an information crisis as it is an environmental one. Mis- and dis-information around climate change threaten to erode trust in science, weaken public support for policy action, and derail urgent efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate impacts.

Date: 24 July 2025
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Goethe Institut (119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 2193) and Online (Hybrid)
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBpWPxNkzVOkdTemdA4_mIB-k2Rmzxa2Y0-elEu_tyuRfhGw/viewform

This hybrid event will explore how African journalists, fact-checkers, the general public, and media practitioners can defend information integrity while advancing truthful, justice-driven climate narratives. The programme will include a a public dialogue featuring leading African media voices, international experts, and representatives from FID and IPI, followed by a closed background media briefing for journalists. This event also forms part of the M20’s broader efforts to ensure Global South perspectives shape the G20 agenda on digital governance, media freedom, and climate justice.

22/07/2025

4 DAYS LEFT | OPPORTUNITY FOR DIGITAL ONLY content creators/publishers.

NOTE: This opportunity is not for publishers with a print and digital product.

Google has launched the Global News Gap Project – and they’re looking for 300 digital-first news providers who cover underreported stories or communities.

If you run a digital-only news platform (website or social media-based) – this is for YOU! 🗞📲
What you’ll get if selected:
✅ 2-year WAN-IFRA membership
✅ $10K–$20K in AP data
✅ Strategy support from FT Strategies
✅ Training from Google & AP
📌 Deadline to apply: 25 July 2025
📍 South African publishers and news creators are strongly encouraged to apply!

APPLY HERE: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/global-news-gaps-project

21/07/2025

A reminder to all members: Nominations are now open for the 2025 Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism, presented by SANEF in partnership with Sanlam. These prestigious awards celebrate journalists who embody integrity, fearlessness, and an unwavering commitment to truth, values championed by Nat Nakasa himself. We encourage you to nominate journalists in your network who have demonstrated exceptional courage, especially under challenging conditions. Whether you’re an editor, colleague, fellow journalist or member of the public, your nomination could help spotlight someone who truly deserves it. Self-nominations are also welcome. For more information on the full details on eligibility and how to enter, please find the link below. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, 31 July 2025.

Link:https://aip.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Call-for-entries-2025-Nat-Nakasa-Awards.pdf

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, 31 July 2025.

21/07/2025

ICYMI: SAEditorsForum - SANEF invite entries for the 2025 Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism, celebrating journalists who display integrity, fearlessness, and an unwavering commitment to truth and public service in their reporting. Work submitted must have been published or broadcast between June 2024 and June 2025 across print, online, radio, or television platforms in South Africa.

🗓 Deadline: 31 July
Details: https://t.ly/lvv7