Samba Badji, DDMAC team member and researcher, has published his first journal article in Media and Communication. The research, titled “An Exploratory Study of Fact-Checking Practices in Conflict and Authoritarian Contexts“, explores fact-checking practices in Ethiopia and Mali in times of conflict under restricted press freedom. The paper was co-authored by fellow DDMAC members Bruce Mutsvairo and Kristin Skare Orgeret. You can find the paper here.
Samba also co-authored a chapter in the recently released book Trust under Threat Challenges in a Digital Society. He gained insights on perceptions of audience trust among Malian fact-checkers, together with Nelson Bahati. You can find the open access chapter here.
Congratulations to Samba on these two impressive releases!