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The More Things Change, the More the Madness Continues: Reminiscences of South African Journalism

ABSTRACT Journalism has changed significantly since 1990, with the profession becoming increasingly technological, and less personal, as social media, press releases and emails take the place of face-to-face interviews. Through personal anecdotes before the days of bots and algorithms, this article highlights what has not changed – a need for critical thinking and ethics – in the teaching of journalism in the 21st Century.