African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
Alana Schetzer, University of Melbourne The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on …
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Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town; Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana, and Chris Paterson, University of Leeds An enormous and increasing portion of the foreign development aid coming into Africa …
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Photo by unsplash-logoBenjamin Dada Jennifer Ellen Good, Brock University From fictitious organizations posting polarizing messages on Facebook to robustly researched news stories being labelled “fake,” the pervasive power and importance …
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The following paper on Media and Elections in Uganda was presented by Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative at the World Press Freedom Day …
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The media is a prism through which society sees itself. It shapes what we think about, what we believe and what we do. So when gender imbalance exists in the news media, these same imbalances often play out in society, leaving room for gender stereotypes, pay gaps and sexual harassment.
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BY JACOBS ODONGO SEAMAN On Friday, 15 February, Dr Stella Nyanzi appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court for a ruling in which she had sought to stop her trial …
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This article was first published by African Free Press, a publication of Media Institute of Southern Africa. It is based on a body of work developed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of …
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Dr Admire Mare, Namibia University of Science and Technology and Dumisani Moyo, University of Johannesburg New digital technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp have significantly shaped news production, …
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