Community updates

Chronological news digests

2018-12-05

CrossCheck Nigeria targets WhatsApp as a hotspot for fake news

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

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Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2018-11-28

CrossCheck launches in Nigeria, with 16 newsrooms working together to fight misinformation

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

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Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

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

2018-09-18

Protection of sources: Three days behind bars for the ‘crime’ of journalism - diary of a Nigerian journalist

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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Protection and Safety of Journalists
Protection of Sources

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

2018-07-04

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

2018-05-18

African Muckracking – 75 Years of Investigative Journalism in Africa - Anya Schiffrin

Tatiana Repkova | https://en.ejo.ch/researc ... |

Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda

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Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa

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Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers
History of Newspapers / Media

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

2018-01-02

Science-driven investigation uncovers Nigeria's ‘Sketchy Water’

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

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Covering / Reporting Science & Technology
Covering / Reporting Environment
Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers