Tanya Farber to edit Monday Monthly for UCT

Reality and academics

As a thought-provoking monthly publication and a credible source of information, it will take an in-depth look at news, events, research stories and expert opinions from UCT.

Says Farber, "There is a direct link between the lived reality of people in a country and what happens in the halls of academia. However, without an easy-to-understand bridge of information between those two worlds, the links are invisible. My aim is to spell out clearly which innovations and research achievements from the UCT campus are of interest and importance to our society at large."

Farber joined UCT in May 2013. She brings with her 13 years of newsroom experience. She has won four international and two local journalism awards and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Background

Farber worked at the Star newspaper in Johannesburg for six years and wrote extensively for the Cape Times, Sunday Independent, The Media Magazine and various other publications. Her experience includes working on publications for international bodies such as the United Nations and Open Society Foundation.

The Monday Paper started as a single-page classifieds pamphlet back in the 1990s and was never meant to be a newspaper. Staff at UCT and students wanted a space where they could place free advertisements for items they wished to sell or buy.

This free paper, which was distributed every Monday, was quickly labelled the Monday Paper. Soon the editor started to add short news articles to inform the UCT community of happenings in and around campus.