Center Dialogues & Reflections <a href=”https://wp.me/PcAXj5-2c” role=”button”> Publish with us </a> <a href=”#” role=”button”> Submit article </a> <h2>Invited column</h2> The strident arguments put forward that “voter fraud” has taken place in the recent election continues to resonate with a segment of the population. What do the deniers really want? Is […]
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That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure … in 1938 Father Coughlin’s bully pulpit. Fotosearch/Getty Images This post is a reprint from The Conversation, under Creative Commons agreement. The original is linked below. Another readable story on the […]
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“Conflict resolution is a recurrent theme in East Africa. This has prompted the need for innovative ways to create lasting consensus in the region as well as across the continent. One of these innovative ways is peace journalism. It can stimulate peaceful resolution of conflict by voicing different conflicting parties […]
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Why the role of the media is so important to free and fair elections in Africa The news media is usually one of first casualties of bungled or contested elections. From the recent US elections, the UK’s Brexit vote to Zambia’s controversial 2016 presidential elections, the mainstream news media bore […]
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Everywhere you look, there are discussions these days about journalism, news, fake news, lack of coherence, polarization and other consequences of globalization. Exactly what globalization is, societal impacts and how it works is about as transparent as the concept of global journalism. As a start, please watch this video:
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A handbook to consider? UNESCO works to strengthen journalism education, and this publication is the latest offering in a line of cutting-edge knowledge resources. It is part of the “Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education”, which is a focus of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). […]
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