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Samba Badji Debuts with Exciting Research

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…

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New Podcast Featuring DDMAC Researcher Out Now!

DDMAC's professor Mirjam de Bruijn recently spoke with Dr Jethro Norman and Professor Matthew Ford about radical war on the “Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell” podcast! You can listen here:

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DDMAC Project discusses digital authoritarianism at EACA2024

“Navigating Digital Authoritarianism: Communication Responses in African Contexts” was the theme of the panel convened by the DDMAC project team on 28 September 2024 as part of the 14th edition of the East African Communication Association (EACA) conference. The conference took place in Dar es Salaam University, Tanzania from 28 to 30 September 2024 under the theme:…

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Samba Dialimpa Badji talks about “Information War in West Africa” at Literaturehuset in Oslo

West Africa is shaken by a multifaceted crisis whose immediate origins date back to 2012 when a Tuareg rebellion broke out in northern Mali. The crisis has now spread to other countries such as Burkina and Niger, which in addition of attacks by so-called jihadist groups are experiencing internal political crises that have led to…

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How relevant is it to teach conflict and post-conflict reporting in war-prone countries?

This reflection is based on a panel discussion held at the the annual conference of the East Africa Communication Association (EACA), held from October 29 to 31, 2023 in Rwanda – Kigali. I was one of the panelists invited to talk about “Teaching Journalism in Conflict and Post-conflict period”. In this brief article, I want…

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