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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Maggie Dwyer, University of Edinburgh and Thomas Molony, University of Edinburgh In mid-July Chad lifted its 16-month social media ban. This ended the longest social media blockage seen in any …
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Media professionals around the world are investing more time and money for online communications, yet not all activities have the desired effects. This practical guidebook from DW Akademie focuses on …
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Applications like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have brought a broad range of users in on public discussions. Bloomicon/Shutterstock George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire Online platforms have become an important …
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Muchazondida Mkono, The University of Queensland Social media platforms are providing Africans with an opportunity to counter negative stereotypes by giving them representational agency. More and more Africans use the …
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This article was published by The Conversation. By Mercy Muendo, Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Mount Kenya University The Kenyan government is waging a war against online hate mongers with …
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This is a keynote address by Daniel K. Kalinaki, Managing Editor, Regional Projects and Convergence Nation Media Group, delivered at the second annual Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Social Media Conference that took place …
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The African Centre for Media Excellency (ACME) invites staff of civil society organizations in Uganda to apply for a training course on media relations. During the workshop, ACME will introduce …
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