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Ugandan Police brutality heightens as 2021 election draws closer – journalists as targets and what this means for democracy
“We have been beating journalists to restrain them from going where there is danger. Police beat journalists to help them…for their safety. When a police officer tells you to stop, you must stop for your own safety. I will not … Continue reading
Epistemic glimpses into diasporic digital migrant parents’ universe
This article originally appeared in the NORDMEDIA NETWORK as part of the Media Literacy webinar series on the 5.10.2020. It also appeared in the Newsletter on Media and Learning. My gratitute for allowing me to share our exciting research with … Continue reading
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Lockdown horrors – Act now to stop the violation of young girls
Even though experts had warned about the increased levels of human rights violations under lockdown, especially within households, it was nevertheless horrific to read in the Daily Monitor article that: ‘2,300 school girls conceive, 128 married off during lockdown’. And … Continue reading
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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS ON PANDEMICS AND THE MEDIA IN AFRICA
BOOK TITLE: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH CRISES AND THEIR INPRINT ON JOURNALISM AND MEDIA DISCOURSES IN AFRICA When the COVID-19 broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the close of 2019, no oneimagined its rapid global spread and devastating impact … Continue reading
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Was she pushed or did she jump? Understanding the leaking pipeline among female journalists
Why is it that journalism classrooms are beaming with female students but as they step out of the classroom and into the newsroom or boardrooms, their numbers begin to drastically dwindle? This dwindle usually correlates with age, longevity in the … Continue reading
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International Students share experiences from Covid-19 crisis
Two of my MA exchange students are guest bloggers in this post. (Tiko Georgia) and Ani (Armenia) share their experiences of Covid-19. Tiko’s blog takes us through her tumultuous journey when Covid-19 had just broken out. Hers illustrates among other … Continue reading
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Reporting while female – What Bedoya’s World Press Freedom (Guillermo) Prize means for plurality of voices in the media
“Pay attention…We are sending a message to the press in Colombia.” The millitants while they raped her. Jineth Bedoya Lima a female Colombian journalist is the 10th female and 24th laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Day Prize … Continue reading
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Celebrating World Press Freedom day 2020 amidst covid-19 and new threats to journalists and the media
Today is World Press Freedom day. The day we celebrate “the fundamental principles of press freedom, evaluate press freedom around the world, defend the media from attacks on their independence, and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives … Continue reading
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Covid-19 and the ‘abrupt’ turn to online teaching and learning
The menacing dread and uncertainty surrounding the national enforcement of ‘lockdown’ and social distancing regulation due to Covid-19 is dwindling now. About six weeks ago, the mood was different – gloom, trepidation, concern enveloped our lives as we read and … Continue reading
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