Franz Krüger  is Associate Professor in journalism at the NLA Høgskolen in Norway, associate researcher with the Wits Centre for Journalism in Johannesburg and Deputy Press Ombud with the SA Press Council. He was founding director of the Wits Radio Academy as well as head of Wits Journalism. Krüger has published widely on topics ranging from ethics to local and community radio.

Sarah H Chiumbu  is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Johannesburg. She joined the university she was Senior Research Specialist in the Human and Social Development Research Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council. Chiumbu's many books and other publications cover issues in radio, television, decoloniality, youth and others.

Herman Wasserman  is Professor of Journalism and Director of the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Widely published, he is Editor-in-Chief of the journal  African Journalism Studies.  Wasserman is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and a South African National Research Foundation A-rated researcher.