Cindy Preller

Cindy Preller holds a Master's Degree in Journalism & Media Studies and has worked as a journalist and news editor at community and daily newspapers, before specialising in corporate communication. She has worked as a public relations manager for organised business and an external relations manager at an international PBO. She also worked as a consultant and content writer for various companies and non-profits. She started lecturing part-time from July 2018 and full-time since April 2020 at Nelson Mandela University. 
 
Research Interests
  • Media Relations
  • Corporate Social Responsibilty
  • Media Representation and Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Corporate Communication and Sport
Modules
  • BSU1010
  • BSU2000 (Sport Management)
  • BKT2000
  • BKT3000
  • LMCV381
  • LMC428
  • Supervision LMC401 and 425
Online Profiles

Conferences

  • Presenter: SACOMM 2025 at Stellenbosch University - Paper titled: "Churnalism: the growing elephant in the newsroom".
  • Delegate: Rhodes University Journalism Summit (April 2024)
  • African Digital Methods Winter School at Rhodes University (June 2023)
  • Stellenbosch University Experiential Education Conference (SUEEC) 2020
  • News24’s the Future of News Digital Summit 2020.