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Chronological news digests

2018-11-26

New data suggests African audiences see significantly more misinformation than Americans do

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/11 ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars

2018-09-10

Sensors boost environmental journalism and citizen engagement in five African countries

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/sensors ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Increasing Readership / Audience / Traffic / Engagement - Improving User Experience - Audience Development / Embracement
Covering / Reporting Environment
Drone / Sensor / Satellite Journalism
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2018-08-10

‘Our stories are best told by us’: How students are aiming to shape storytelling in Africa through mobile journalism

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

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Media / Publications / Programmes / Pages by Children / the Young / Students
Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms

2018-07-04

BBC experiments with new virtual studio to better explain the news to young people across Africa

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, United Kingdom

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Eastern Africa, European Union - old (=15), Western Africa

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TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Covering / Reporting News / Breaking News / Scoops - News Games - Anticipatory News
Augmented / Virtual Reality - Three-dimensional space (3D) - Immersive Journalism - Artificial Intelligence

2018-05-31

How a political satire puppet show unsettled the Kenyan elite

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/05 ... |

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Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Caricatures - Satire - Parody - Humor - Pranks - Hoaxes

2018-04-17

Journalists in developing countries are using drones and sensors to cover environmental crimes and pollution

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, South Asia, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Covering / Reporting Environment
Drone / Sensor / Satellite Journalism

2018-03-14

Fact-checking around the world: Inside Africa Check

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/fact-ch ... |

Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2018-02-13

Kenyan news organization adds science desk to focus on underreported stories

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/kenyan- ... |

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Covering / Reporting Science & Technology

2017-12-21

Digital Media Africa Awards 2017 showcase excellence from across the continent

Tatiana Repkova | https://blog.wan-ifra.org ... |

Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Journalism Contests / Awards
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