African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California Over the past few weeks, misinformation about the new coronavirus pandemic has been spreading across social media at an alarming rate. One video that …
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By Denise-Marie Ordway, Journalist’s Resource Originally published on March 6, 2020 For several weeks, journalists and researchers worldwide have worked long hours to provide up-to-date information on the new coronavirus …
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This article was first published by the Ethical Journalism Network on March 18, 2020. By Hannah Storm, EJN Director For much of the past decade, I have worked in journalism …
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire The media’s coverage of COVID-19 is being questioned as the disease sweeps across the world. The pandemic has severely tested national health systems and …
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Denis Muller, University of Melbourne From an ethical perspective, covering the coronavirus story is really hard to do well. The reason for this lies in an inherent conflict between two …
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By Evelyn Lirri “I’m glad to be released. But why was I in prison for more than one year? I want to know why the lower courts in Uganda are …
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire Kenya’s political leaders have always had a vested political interest in the control of the country’s media. But no president has had a more …
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Jacob Nyarko, University of Cape Coast The roots of broadcasting in Ghana – particularly radio – are traced to its former colonial power under Sir Arnold Hodson who was British …
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