Professor of Journalism, @stelliesjourn. Opinions my own. Find me at Bluesky, @hwasser.bsky.social
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined January 2009
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I have moved to Bluesky. Follow me there at @hwasser.bsky.social
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HAPPENING TOMORROW: Join WCJ research associate @franzkruger, Prof Sarah Chiumbu and @hwasser for the launch of their new collection, Media on the Margins in South Africa: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
🗓 5 June, 18:30-19:30
📍 CTICC 1, Level 2, Room 2.61- 2.63
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Join WCJ research associate @franzkruger, Prof Sarah Chiumbu and @hwasser for the launch of their new collection, Media on the Margins in South Africa: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
🗓 5 June, 18:30-19:30
📍 Cape Town International Convention Centre 1, Level 2, Room 2.61- 2.63
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Next up we have our discussion session with @rmoalusi from @SAEditorsForum, @cayleyclifford from @AfricaCheck, and @hwasser from CINIA. #PIIE #LGE2026
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Our book of the week reveals how disinformation, surveillance, and inequality are embedded in WhatsApp's everyday use, reframing the app's much-lauded encryption as a lived, contested terrain of power.
By @4digitaldignity & @hwasser on @NYUpress
buff.ly/RW9ClT6
Are young people critical about the media they consume, or have they become so cynical that they avoid the news altogether? In this new article, Dani Madrid-Morales and I explore this question. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Today we hosted our #WorldPressFreedomDay commemoration, highlighting media independence and sustainability. | @StellenboschUni @MatiesResearch
“We named our tribe after the African continent”. Thanks @MaxduPreez
As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez theguardian.com/commentisfre…
For those who can read Afrikaans (behind a paywall...) Thanks to Willemien Brümmer for an insightful interview.
netwerk24.com/netwerk24/stem…
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Dr Bernhard Goodwin from @LMU_Muenchen visited the Journalism Department to explore collaboration and exchange opportunities with Prof Herman Wasserman, Department Chair.
#stelliesjourn #fass_stellenboschuniversity #stellenboschuniversity
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The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base, says @hwasser africasacountry.com/2025/02/…
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For insight into what’s really happening in South Africa and how Trump’s executive order allowing certain white Afrikaner farmers to qualify as “refugees” is based on disinformation watch this very good @AlJazeera segment.
I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media
youtu.be/lz53nunjNB8
I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media
youtu.be/lz53nunjNB8
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“In 2023, there were 49 murders related to people who worked on these farms. In total, South Africa had almost 30,000.”
@ZaidJilani and @hwasser spoke with us about farm attacks in South Africa.
Full report ▶️ youtu.be/lz53nunjNB8
My take on the tech bros:
litnet.co.za/metas-moderatio…
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We warmly welcome the #CASFellow/s and members of Sahana Udupas' @4digitaldignity #CASResearchGroup Anmol Alphonso @AnmolAlphonso @boomlive_in, Kiran Garimella @gvrkiran @RutgersCommInfo, Elonnai Hickok @theGNI, and Herman Wasserman @hwasser @StelliesJourn.
New research conducted with Murmur Intelligence: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
