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Chronological news digests

2019-07-23

Is Mandarin Chinese the language of East Africa’s future? China exports language and culture via Confucius Institutes in Africa

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

China, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

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Central Africa, Eastern Africa, North Asia, Southern Africa

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Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Culture & Language

2019-07-19

What do Zimbabwe’s internet disruptions say about the state of digital rights in the country?

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

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

2019-07-17

Religious ideologies and authoritarian regimes: The challenges faced by virtual newsrooms of Arab fact-checkers

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

Egypt, Saudi Arabia

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

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

2019-07-16

Africa: A digital coming of age, growing internet access across the continent, together with a rapid uptake in smartphone use

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.fippcongress. ... |

Egypt, Morocco, South Africa

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa, Southern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications

2019-07-08

Where misinformation kills, fact-checkers hope to save lives

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

Congo Democratic Republic

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

2019-06-21

Here’s how fact-checking is developing across Africa

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

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Southern Africa

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

2019-05-27

Right to Information: With its new law in place, will Ghana go the way of Nigeria? The law could bring more transparency -- if implemented properly

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

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2019-05-16

Can machine learning help us measure the trustworthiness of news? It is feasible to find opinions in news articles - IREX

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.irex.org/reso ... |

Mozambique, United States of America

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Northern North America, Southern Africa

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Africa, America North, International (2)

Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Facts and Opinion
Content Aggregation / Curation - Human Algorithm / Filter - Robots - Artificial Intelligence
Augmented / Virtual Reality - Three-dimensional space (3D) - Immersive Journalism - Artificial Intelligence

2019-05-03

How journalists can fight false information in elections - Internews CEOs Jeanne Bourgault and Daniel Bruce

Tatiana Repkova | https://internews.org/opi ... |

India, Liberia, Moldova

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CIS, Eastern Europe, South Asia, Western Africa

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Africa, Asia, Asia / Europe, Europe, International (2)

Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News