Welcome to exPress imPress!
Express Impress
Express to impress in exPress imPress
If you have anything to say, don’t stress
exPress imPress is here for you to distress
It is just like playing a game of chess
Just take your chance
exPress imPress will give you access
Do not suppress all those emotions
Express them on exPress imPress
The platform for you to address all your pressing issues
Release your intellectual prowess
And you will see nothing but progress
There is none like exPress imPress
Your ticket to success
Do not let your emotions depress you
When you can just express them on exPress imPress
@Kgalalelo Morwe
Welcome to the new student blog exPress imPress of the Media Studies Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa! We’re going to express ourselves in five ways and hopefully impress you all:
As the title suggests, Express – current affairs, carries in-depth analysis of political events, social issues and problems in society. We discuss all the political events and other social and economic issues that appear in any media form that you consume. You are all political and economic analysts in your own right because Media Studies has given you the biggest tool ever which is to write and think analytically. In this section, we give you the platform to exercise that skill! (editors: Andiswa Makanda and Victorine Ntambo).
Impressions – my diary is more like a documentary of student life outside the classroom. It is a platform to share your day-to-day experiences. There is very little that cannot be expressed and shared. My diary is about YOU. It is about your achievements, struggles, your joys, your schedule, your emotions and overall experiences. Some people express themselves through singing and dancing; we write in order to express ourselves! (editor: Fezani Busa Khumalo).
Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle explores emerging popular culture, be it the MTV generation, the Y-generation or the Ama Kip Kip and Smarteez generations. We look at various forms of radical media: from graffiti, culture jamming or subversive acts to street styles and fashion. We also review the latest films, books and videos. And we give you a peek into hot debates on social networking sites! (editor: Kgalalelo Morwe).
In Press – research enables students in Media Studies to share their research experiences, ranging from issues such as challenges in research as well as preliminary findings, analysis and observations. You will get to learn about other students’ research projects and you will get to define your scholarly identity. In short, we promote research awareness and the vitality of research at all levels. We are always in press because as the saying goes: it is publish or perish! (editors: Themba Mnguni and Dr Wendy Willems).
In the Opportunities section, we share news on scholarships, job opportunities, internships and anything else we think you cannot miss.
We warmly welcome contributions from Media Studies students at Wits as well as contributors from outside Wits. Please contact us on [email protected]. We cannot wait to hear from you!