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Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, Rhodes University

Guy Berger is Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa; Distinguished Fellow Research ICT Africa; and DigiPol Fellow at the University of Liverpool. He spent 2011-2022 as a senior director at UNESCO, overseeing the organization's policy work in freedom of expression, safety of journalists, media development and digital governance. He is a media activist and public intellectual focusing on African issues. He posts at LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-berger-b641b2/recent-activity/all/

Experience

  • 2011–2022
    Director: freedom of expression & media development, UNESCO
  • 1994–2011
    Head of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes University

Honours

Nat Nakasa Award for integrity in journalism (South African National Editors Forum), Allan Kirkland Soga Lifetime Achievement Award (Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards) Two Fulbright awards