Gordon Institute of Business Science
Michael Markovitz is an adjunct faculty member of GIBS and he is the founding director of the GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank – an independent research and advocacy platform providing solutions for media in support of democracy in Africa. He is regarded as one of South Africa’s leading experts on media, tech policy and governance. In 2022 Michael was recognised by Rhodes University’s Journalism and Media Studies School as one of their top 50 alumni in the school’s first 50 years. In July 2023 he convened and hosted a global conference at GIBS which led to the adoption of “Big Tech and Journalism: Principles for Fair Compensation”, now endorsed by 101 individuals and organisations in 28 countries.
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