{"id":268402,"date":"2025-10-30T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=268402"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:48:45","slug":"photo-maties-journalism-students-explore-public-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-maties-journalism-students-explore-public-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo | Maties&#8217; journalism students explore public lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"268403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-maties-journalism-students-explore-public-lives\/tcjournalism_88797\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tcjournalism_88797\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Stellenbosch University&amp;#8217;s honours journalism class of 2025 recently launched their magazine, Active Public Lives, during an event at the Stellenbosch University Museum. The project, organised by the 2025 honours class, features 27 articles examining different aspects of public life. The theme, &amp;#8220;Active Public Lives&amp;#8221;, explores how individuals engage with public and media spaces daily, through the eyes of the journalism students. To read the insightful stories, visit www.thesmfproject.co.za.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stellenbosch University&amp;#8217;s honours journalism class of 2025 recently launched their magazine, Active Public Lives, during an event at the Stellenbosch University Museum. The project, organised by the 2025 honours class, features 27 articles examining different aspects of public life. The theme, &amp;#8220;Active Public Lives&amp;#8221;, explores how individuals engage with public and media spaces daily, through the eyes of the journalism students. To read the insightful stories, visit www.thesmfproject.co.za.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Stellenbosch University's honours journalism class of 2025 recently launched their magazine, Active Public Lives, during an event at the Stellenbosch University Museum. The project, organised by the 2025 honours class, features 27 articles examining different aspects of public life. The theme, &quot;Active Public Lives&quot;, explores how individuals engage with public and media spaces daily, through the eyes of the journalism students. To read the insightful stories, visit www.thesmfproject.co.za.\" class=\"wp-image-268403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tcjournalism_88797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stellenbosch University&#8217;s honours journalism class of 2025 recently launched their magazine, Active Public Lives, during an event at the Stellenbosch University Museum. The project, organised by the 2025 honours class, features 27 articles examining different aspects of public life. The theme, &#8220;Active Public Lives&#8221;, explores how individuals engage with public and media spaces daily, through the eyes of the journalism students. To read the insightful stories, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesmfproject.co.za\">www.thesmfproject.co.za<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stellenbosch University&#8217;s 2025 honours journalism class launched magazine &#8220;Active Public Lives&#8221; at the University Museum. 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