‘The cameraman’ Jon Alpert
Ettioné Ferreira On the last Saturday of the National Arts Festival, whilst the streets were filled with festival-goers, the journalism students huddled up in the boardroom of the Africa Media Matrix to get an opportunity to meet renowned American documentary filmmaker, Jon Alpert. Alpert discussed some of his documentaries as well as experiences around the filmmaking…
‘Becoming Who I Was’
Ettioné Ferreira In 2013, Rhodes University School of Journalism alumna, Jin Jeon, joined a documentary film project later known as, ‘Becoming Who I Was’. Little did she know that she would spend eight years in the Himalayas and later receive an award for the work at the Berlin International Film Festival. Jeon produced and co-directed…
James Oatway and “The Killing of Emmanuel Sithole”
Ettioné Ferreira James Oatway won big at this year’s Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards and the CNN Multichoice African Journalist awards Oatway won the News Photographs category as well as the SA Story of the Year at the Sikuvile awards and the Mohamed Amin Photographic award at the CNN Multichoice awards for his photostory “The killing…
Sherwin Bryce-Pease wins Emerging Old Rhodian award
Ettioné Ferreira Sherwin Bryce-Pease was awarded the 2016 Emerging Old Rhodian Awards at the luncheon held on 27 August 2016 at Rhodes University. Bryce-Pease graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism at the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies in 2000. Bryce-Pease grew up in East London and came to Rhodes to study a…
It’s the 100 successes out of the 1000 failures that move you forward.
Ettioné Ferreira Matthew Buckland is a well-known name not only for his famous actor father, Andrew Buckland but also as a very successful digital media entrepreneur. He made it into the headlines this year when he sold his digital media business to a major international media player. Buckland has been recognised for his ingenuity by…
Barefoot wanderer, Stelth Ulvang in SA
Ettione Ferreira With a guitar wrapped around his body, Stelth Ulvang stomps his bare feet on the stage while singing his Indie-folk medleys. On Thursday 11 June 2015, Ulvang delighted Grahamstown with his eclectic sounds at the Lowlander bar. A perfect rustic venue with woodchips scattered across the floor, complimenting the “barefoot wanderer”, as he…
Not just an average Joe
Ettioné Ferreira At the heart of the Africa Media Matrix, I found Joe Alfers sitting quietly in his office. The same office that will become an empty shell for the next few months. The School of JMS is losing not only our Technology Manager but a mentor; a visionary and a friend. Alfers closes his…
Life through the lens
Ettione Ferreira A typical cameraman with long grey hair, a beige waistcoat and comfortable clothes, Eric McKeown is visiting the AMM. His laid-back style and easy-to-talk-to mannerism make him a perfect mentor for the TV students at JMS. The freelance cameraman is here for a week to tell students about his experiences and the freelance…
Yusuf Omar: SnapChatting his way to the top
Ettioné Ferreira Rhodes JMS alumnus, Yusuf Omar, is this month’s IJNET (International Journalism Network) Journalist of the Month and recently won for the first time ever a Snapchat award, the Ghosties. Known for his #SELFIEJOURNALISM innovations in the South African media, he has made a significant mark in the industry. Born in the United Kingdom, raised…
Carina Truyts makes cooking easy and fun in Yum-mo
Ettioné Ferreira With the official launch on 19 May 2014 of the cookbook Yum-mo! around the corner, Carina Truyts prepares to show South Africans on a budget an easier and cheaper way of cooking. The launch will be at the University of Pretoria with the help of the Honours marketing class who did their semester project on…
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