The new Post-Graduate Diploma of Economics Journalism (PGDipEJ) is now officially accredited. The PGDipEJ, designed and funded by the Centre for Economics Journalism in Africa (CEJA) can now be offered to students with a degree or the requisite prior learning.   The aim of the course is to educate working journalists about business, finance and coverage of the macro-economy, and give them the knowledge and skill to apply what they learn at the workplace, enabling them to become"reflective...read more

The journalism pages of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue provide some helpful background information on finance and economic issues as well as advice on writing about business, markets and extractive industries. http://www.journalismtraining.netread more

Earlier this year the Centre for Economics Journalism in Africa at Rhodes University in Grahamstown successfully offered the first constituent module of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Economics Journalism (PG Dip EJ).The second module of the PG Dip EJ titled Companies and Markets for Journalists is set for August 31 to September 4 2009 in Grahamstown. This course is intended to be a constituent module for the PG Dip EJ, but can also be taken as a once-off course. The course will introduce students...read more