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Dr Wanja Njuguna

Senior Lecturer


Phone : +264 61 207 2892
Email : pwnjuguna@nust.na

Qualification

PhD. Media Studies (UNAM, Namibia)
Masters in Public Administration– (Harvard University, USA)
MA in Communication (Daystar University, Kenya)
BA in Communication (Messiah University, USA)
PGDHE (NUST, Namibia)
Post-Graduate Certificate in Research Methods (Robert Gordon Uni, Scotland)


Academic Positions
2024-2025 Fulbright African Research Scholar
2007-2011 Lecturer, Media Studies Dept, University of Botswana

Teaching:
Media Ethics in a Digital Era, Business and Economic Reporting, Intercultural Journalism, Gender Communication, Communication for Development, Journalistic Writing I & II and Advanced Newswriting & Reporting

Ongoing Research:
- Reporting Code on HIV & AIDS and Infectious Diseases,
- From The Past, Present and Future of Namibian Heritage International Conference: Paper presented on August 28, 2018. Njuguna, W. Framing of Women in the Liberation Struggle in Namibia: A Content and Comparative Analysis of Stories in The Namibian & New Era Newspapers March 1990- March 2020.

Research Grant:
- Aug 2023-March 2024 UNESCO’s Excellence in Journalism Education Project: “Nourishing the Grassroots: Journalism Education and Inclusive Participation for Namibia’s Marginalised Communities.”

Journalism Accomplishments/ Fellowships:
- 2020 - First PhD in Media Studies at University of Namibia, Namibia.
- 2015 & 2016 - Judge, CNN-Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Awards
- 2002-2003 - Journalism Fellow: John S. Knight Fellowship (Stanford University)
- 2003-2004 - Edward S. Mason Fellow, William Starr Fellow, Third Millennium Fellow, Harvard University, USA.
- June 2011 - IJNET Journalist of the Month
- 2009 Runner-up Bessie Head Creative Writing Competition in Botswana http://thuto.org/bhead/html/awards/winners-all-years.pdf
- 2009/10 - National Press Foundation, USA, Journalist 2 Journalist Atlanta/Capetown Fellow
- Journalist (writer and editor) for more than 25 years
- 2000 - CNN African Journalist of the Year Award, 2000 for writing on Elite & Domestic Violence (Union Made in Hell) http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/africanawards/winners99.html
- 2000 1st Prize, General News Print - CNN African Journalist of the Year
- 2000 Giants International Best Social Writer award

Published Papers/Book Chapters/Reports:
1. Njuguna, W & Akpabio, E. (2024). HIV & AIDS Stigma and the Media in Namibia. Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies. 18 (2), 4-10, DOI No: 10.5958/0973-967X.2024.00009.6.
2. Researcher (Namibia, June 2022) – Understanding Online GBV in Southern Africa https://genderlinks.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Understanding-Online-GBV-in-Southern-Africa-FINAL.pdf (See Page 4 & 29 on country researchers)
3. The Scoring of Namibia’s Rights and Laws contributed to “SADC Gender Protocol 2018 Barometer (10th Edition) (2018) (part of Namibia Team). Publisher: Gender Links, SA
4. Book Chapter: Njuguna, W. & Kauaperura, U. A Chapter on “The Media Impacts the Image of the Youth” in Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 10 Year Commemoration Book, August 2016. FES: Windhoek https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p1b2aro205seu1quntm3qh033t1.pdf
5. Reflection Paper for Book Chapter by Shehu, Jimoh (June 2015). Intersections among Sport, Gender and Development in Beyond Sport for Development and Peace: Transnational Perspectives on Theory, Policy and Practice. London: Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1357332980030206
6. Book Review: Al Jazeera Effect for Equid Novi Journal –Published Nov 2010 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02560054.2010.9666611
7. Paper: Njuguna, W. HIV & AIDS Stigma in the Church: Role of the Church in Distigmatisation (Published in Bolesswa Journal, Dec 2010 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340062386_HIV_AIDS_Stigma_in_the_Church_Role_of_the_Church_in_Distigmatisation

Choice of Newspaper Articles:
1. In Erwin Bach, love had everything to do with Tina Turner…lessons in love, domestic violence, resilience https://neweralive.na/posts/opinion-in-erwin-bach-love-had-everything-to-do-with-tina-turner
2. Media: Where are the Women https://www.pressreader.com/namibia/new-era/20210505/281672552811100
3. Tribute to Global AIDS Activist Larry https://neweralive.na/posts/opinion-a-tribute-to-global-aids-activist-larry-kramer
4. Journalists’ Lives Matter, Too… https://www.namibian.com.na/117842/read/Journalists-Lives-Matter-Too%E2%80%A6
5. A Salute to COVID-19 Caregivers https://www.namibian.com.na/103030/read/A-salute-to-Covid-19-caregivers
6. Eventful Birdwatching at Omeya Golf Estate http://www.namibian.com.na/47260/read/Eventful-birdwatching-at-Omeya-golf-estate
7. The forgotten five plus one endangered species of Namibia https://www.namibian.com.na/101573/archive-read/The-forgotten-five-plus-one-endangered-species-of-Nam

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