Wits Centre for Journalism

@Journ_SA · Johannesburg, South Africa · joined 21 Sep 2010

12 635Followers

1 092Following

16 451Posts total

1.5KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Wits Centre for Journalism@Journ_SA17 Sep

DEADLINE: Today is the last opportunity to apply for the third and fourth cohorts of the MediaControl RSA Anti-Corruption Radio Reporting Workshops. Journalists from the Eastern Cape are strongly encouraged to apply. Details: https://t.co/vvvmdF4oq4 https://t.co/DdJmTAwZMo

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Wits Centre for Journalism@Journ_SA16 Sep

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Daily Maverick has a vacancy for a senior investigative journalist based in Johannesburg. Applicants need proven experience breaking major, high-impact investigative stories within South Africa or similar contexts. 🗓 Apply by 20 Sept: https://t.co/O3ngX5iyDP htt

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Wits Centre for Journalism@Journ_SA16 Sep

REGISTER: The @GIJN Academy invites you to a webinar on how copyright complaints are being used to silence investigative journalists. Learn to identify and respond to these attacks, and hold scammers and platforms accountable. 🗓 22 September, 3pm (SAST): https://t.co/AbAdYj0xGK

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Wits Centre for Journalism@Journ_SA15 Sep

ICYMI: Journalists worldwide can now apply for travel fellowships to attend @wcsj2027 taking place in London on 6–9 September. Successful applicants will receive financial support towards travel, visa costs, local transport & more. 🗓 Apply by 23 October: https://t.co/MaIwEOFAKj

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Wits Centre for Journalism@Journ_SA15 Sep

ICYMI: The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies invites submissions of original research papers and proposals for panels on Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual convention on 19-21 May 2027. 🗓 Deadline: 1 December. Details: https://t.co/BWCvSbhNnu https:

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Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.

Median views268this account1 019median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.12%this account3.98%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.58%this account1.55%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	268	1 019	0.26×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.12%	3.98%	0.53×
Engagement rate	1.58%	1.55%	1.02×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

29115 Sep

429

26816 Sep

242

25317 Sep

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.72%15 Sep

2.80%

0.75%16 Sep

0.00%

1.58%17 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.55%.

What the audience does

Likes65.4%17 in total

Reposts23.1%6 in total

Bookmarks11.5%3 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.