Arnold S de Beer
Arnoldus Stephanus de Beer | |
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Born | Standerton, Mpumalanga province, South Africa | June 10, 1942
Died | October 20, 2021 | (aged 79)
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Journalist |
Arnoldus Stephanus de Beer (10 June 1942 – 20 October 2021) was a South African journalist who was a Professor Extraordinary in the Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His research topics included the role of media in South African society, news flow and journalism education. Many of his English works appeared under the pen name Arnold S de Beer. Among Afrikaans colleagues and friends he was frequently known as Arrie de Beer.[1]
Career
In 1980, de Beer founded the journalism research journal Ecquid Novi,[2] [3] and was as founding editor[4] on the board of the journal under the title African Journalism Studies (Routledge/T&F). He was also the editor of the 5th edition of Global Journalism – Topical Issues and Media Systems (Pearson),[5] as well as co-editor of Worlds of Journalism – Journalistic Cultures around the Globe.[6] He edited the first journalism handbook in Afrikaans, Joernalistiek Vandag (1982).[7]
A former journalist with the Afrikaans newspapers
He was a former board member of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the public broadcaster in South Africa,[10][11] and was an academic journalism representative and founding member of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) [12] and served on its Appeals Committee for the SA Press Ombudsman.
De Beer was a co-founder[13] and president of the South African Communication Association and was a Lifelong Fellow.[14] In 2000 he became the first recipient of the Stals prize for journalism awarded by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.[15]
A visiting scholar at the
Death
He died on 20 October 2021.[19][20]
References
- ^ "Arnold S de Beer | Stellenbosch University - Academia.edu". sun.academia.edu.
- S2CID 145474519– via journals.co.za.
- S2CID 145003139– via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ "African Journalism Studies Editorial Board". www.tandfonline.com.
- ^ "Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems, 5th Edition". www.pearson.com.
- ISBN 9780231546638.
- – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ a b "Prof Arnold (Arrie) de Beer". www.sun.ac.za. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "South African Human Sciences Research Networking Directory" (PDF). eric.ed.gov. 1996. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Television comes to South Africa" (PDF). up.ac.za. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Du Plessis, Christiaan (18 November 2020). "Al RSG se omroepers kry briewe". Netwerk24.
- ^ South African National Editors’ Forum
- ^ "History – SACOMM".
- ^ "Honorary Members – SACOMM".
- ^ "Bekroningsplegtigheid" (PDF). Nuusbrief, SA Akademie. December 2018. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Principal Investigators (2012–2016)".
- ^ "Honorary Members – SACOMM". sacomm.org.za. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- ^ Keyan Gray Tomaselli (2002). "A brief history of South African journalism, mass communication and media education". African Communication Scholars Association. 4 (1).
- ^ "In memoriam: Arnold S de Beer". LitNet. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Gous, Nico. "Professor in joernalistiek se dood 'laat groot leemte'". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 11 December 2021.