Janet Heard is a South African journalist and information integrity communications practitioner. A writer, editor, trainer/coach, specialist guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University and media consultant, Janet was Editor of the 2025 M20 Policy Briefs and Johannesburg Declaration. She has worked in senior editorial leadership positions at Media 24, Daily Maverick, Sunday Times, amongst others. Janet is a long-standing former SA National Editors’ Forum council member and a 2010 Nieman fellow. LinkedIn profile here.
