What do I get for my R100?

So you – or your parents – just forked out R100 to join the Activate team. Wondering whether that’s money well spent? Just look at what you get:

• Hands-on, practical journalism training;
• A chance to expand your portfolio – this is a good thing not only for your admission into second-year Journalism and Media Studies, but it’s a must-have for when you step into the real world and would like to get a job!;
• A comprehensive workshop programme (more on this later in the booklet) that will teach you how to write, design, take photographs and ultimately sharpen your journalistic skills;
• Social functions like braais and cheese and wines – perfect for blowing off some steam after an intensive work period;
• Access to interaction with other journalists – ranging from first years right through to practising journalists! This is a valuable chance to develop your contacts and start making friends who will help you right throughout your working life.

Most importantly, you’ll get the satisfaction of picking up an edition of Activate every two weeks and knowing that your hard work contributed to something tangible – something that’s read by about 4 500 people.