African Media Barometer (AMB) Blog

15.12.2022 | Blog

Disciplining the Digital public sphere: Understanding Zimbabwe's fast evolving social media landscape

Broadly, Zimbabwe’s media landscape has been governed by a highly restricted framework and this has spurred interest in the use of social media...


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29.11.2022 | Blog

We Should All Be Media Freedom Advocates

It was during the COVID-19 pandemic in November, 2020—a cold evening, at our graduation ceremony for the 3rd cohort of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung...


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25.11.2022 | Blog

THE DECLINE OF MEDIA ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ZAMBIA

We live in an era where the effects of globalisation are felt by literally every country on the planet. Globalisation and technological innovations...


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23.11.2022 | Blog

DEMOCRACY AND STIFFENED MEDIA FREEDOM IN NIGERIA: THE SEEMINGLY UNBRIDGEABLE GAP

World over, media freedom is an essential pillar of democracy. A sacred institution that is responsible for informing the citizens of the successes...


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Human Rights Approach
09.11.2022 | Blog

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Disinformation in Nigeria

Fake news. Disinformation. Propaganda—whatever you call it, is a pressing problem bedeviling societies in sub-Saharan Africa.


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04.11.2022 | Blog

MEDIA SELF-CENSORSHIP IN ZAMBIA

It is my observation that in many countries, investigating and making critical comments relating to corruption, trafficking, and human rights...


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28.09.2022 | Blog

Keeping the marriage between "Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance and Access to Information alive!"

In celebration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information – IDUAI 2022 under the theme Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance and...


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Maya Kotungondo

The views expressed and conclusions made in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of fesmedia Africa, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), or the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).

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