Community Media, Social Media or Traditional Media - which holds the greatest avenue for citizen participation in South Africa's democratic and political processes.
This week the Mellon Media and Citizenship project invited lecturers from the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University to participate in a recorded discussion on the potential for different media to play a role in democratic processes within the local and o: national context. Prof Anthea Garman (Writing & Editing lecturer) chaired the discussion which included: Jeanne Du Toit (Radio lecturer), Jude Mathurine (New media lecturer) and Rod Amner (Writing & Editing lecturer). Below is a short excerpt of the discussion (you can listen to it or read the transcription). 

Leigh Alice Raymond