Sethusa (2024) or (Sethusa, 2024) or (Sethusa 2024) – any style will do really.

If you haven’t guessed by now, this is my not-so-subtle way of saying I have just published my first academic article in a peer-reviewed journal. Reimagining Through Crisis: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Changed the Fortunes and Futures of Journalism Schools and Graduates, is now available in African Journalism Studies. The open access article is free to read and download.

In this exploratory study, I look into the way the pandemic affected our graduating studies entry and introduction into the working world. In the last few years students had to add a global pandemic to the list which includes shrinking budgets, trust deficits, tanking circulation figures and more. The shifts in journalism make it a challenging industry to actively pursue, but students who eke out postgraduate degrees at journalism schools hoping to buck the trends and pursure their passions regardless. By looking squarely at honours students in the programme I teach in at the Wits Centre for Journalism, I track some emerging trends and discuss what they indicate, with journalism students, educators and practitioners in mind.

We are in the midst of an equally frustrating and interesting time, which means we can either spearhead change or fall victim to it. Give my article a read and let me know what you think.