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Threats that Silence: Violence against women journalists  

May 3, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Theresa Chorbacher, Kate Musgrave, Rachel Pollack Insights from the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2021/2022 In recent years, civil society, researchers, and international …

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Journalists are facing growing levels of surveillance designed to discredit both them and their sources
News / Press freedom

Special Report: Press freedom under digital siege

May 3, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Journalists the world over face increasing digital surveillance used to hamper press freedom, promote misinformation or discredit their work. Press freedom, already in decline for 85 per cent of the …

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Trauma-informed journalism: What it is, why it’s important and tips for practicing it
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Trauma-informed journalism: What it is, why it’s important and tips for practicing it

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist’s Resource You may have heard the term “trauma-informed” in the context of health care, education and, more recently, journalism. In general, being trauma-informed means …

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Lessons from the Global South on how to counter harmful information

April 7, 2022April 11, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town The large-scale contamination of the public sphere by rumours, hate speech, dangerous conspiracy theories and orchestrated deception campaigns is causing widespread concern around the …

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Media Monitoring / News

From message to violence: what to watch for in the media ahead of Kenya’s elections

March 24, 2022April 7, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Aditi Malik, College of the Holy Cross and Philip Onguny, Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University As Kenya heads towards elections, concerns about the outbreak of electoral violence tend to …

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Media analysis / News

Journalism has changed. Education must reflect the reality

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Franz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand For more than a century, journalism education prepared young people for the role of full-time professionals employed by sizeable news organisations. But the advertising-based …

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Social media is being misused in Kenya’s political arena. Why it’s hard to stop it

March 14, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

The information landscape in Africa – as elsewhere in the world – has expanded exponentially over the last decade. The proliferation of platform media, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has …

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Media analysis / News

CNN president Jeff Zucker’s resignation shows why even consensual office romances can cause problems

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Vanessa Bohns, Cornell University Former CNN president Jeff Zucker became the latest executive to lose his job over a consensual relationship with a subordinate. Zucker stepped down on Feb. 2, …

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Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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In December 2021, Parliament passed The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, a law that governs how public money and resources are mobilised or collected, stored, dispensed and reported on

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Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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