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Fake News is Bad News: Hoaxes, Half-Truths and the Nature of Today's Journalism

Ján Visnovský, Jana Radosinská (eds.)
Intech Open (2021), 260 pp.
"The publication is focused on the ways fake news, disinformation, misinformation and hateful statements are spread across society, predominantly within the online environment. Its main ambition is to offer an interdisciplinary body of scholarly knowledge on fake news, disinformation and propaganda ... more
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Gender Norms, Gendered Work and Intersectional Digital Inequalities in Rwanda

Araba Sey et al.
Research ICT Africa (2021), 58 pp.
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Gerechtigkeit, Wahrheitsfindung, Vergebung und Versöhnung: Ansätze zur Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten = Justice, Vérité, Pardon et Réconciliation: Approches des politiques de paix dans les pays post-conflit

Klaus Baumann, Rainer Bendel, Déogratias Maruhukiro (eds.)
Berlin; Münster: Lit (2021), 297 pp.
"Kann Gerechtigkeit eine Bedingung für Vergebung und Versöhnung sein? Diese Frage wird selten gestellt, ist aber für die Frage der Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten von großer Bedeutung. Kriege in den Ländern in Mitteleuropa wie auch in der Region der Großen Seen Afrikas haben deren sozial ... more
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Increasing Demand for Modern Contraception in Burkina Faso with a Mass Media Campaign

Laura Burke (ed.)
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) (2021), 3 pp.
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Investigative Journalism, RTI Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana: Reflections from a Stakeholder Forum in Accra

Abigail Larbi, Adiza Moro-Maiga (eds.)
Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 10 pp.
"The RTI Act is considered the mother of all anti-corruption tools in Ghana. It is expected that citizens will utilize the law to access public information thereby engendering transparency and accountability in governance. Again, that active information disclosure by government and public institutio ... more
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Youth Participatory Grant-Making in Sierra Leone: Lessons from the Tar Kura Initiatve

Indhira Prego Raveneau, John M. Kabia
Fund for Global Human Rights (2021), 9 pp.
"In 2019, the Fund partnered with Purposeful, a feminist movement-building hub for adolescent girls, to pilot a participatory grant-making initiative in Sierra Leone aimed at promoting youth leadership and amplifying the voices of young people. As our first foray into realizing the potential of part ... more
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Information Saves Lives: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Final Project Report

Internews; USAID (2021), 33 pp.
"On June 25, 2020, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC – the 10th in the country’s history and the second largest after the West Africa Ebola outbreak. The outbreak recorded over 3,000 Ebola cases and left over 2,000 deaths1. W ... more
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Leveraging Technology for Peacebuilding in the ECOWAS Region: Documentation of a Consultative Process

Caleb Gichuhi
Abuja: ECOWAS Commission (2021), 36 pp.
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Apaiser les tensions ethno-politiques au Cameroun, en ligne et hors ligne

Brussels: International Crisis Group (2021), iii, 43 pp.
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Digital tools and strategies in COVID-19 infodemic response: Case studies and discussion

Roman Chestnov et al.
Geneva: ITU (2021), 60 pp.
"Digital technology, while an important enabler of many COVID-19 mitigation measures, has also contributed to the rise of misinformation and disinformation surrounding the pandemic. The circulation of rumours, conspiracy theories, false claims and misconceptions about the novel coronavirus has had a ... more
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La liberté d’expression et la liberté de presse: Ingrédients clés de la démocratie togolaise

Hervé Akinocho, Koffi Amessou Adaba
Afrobarometer (2021), 24 pp.
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Liberté, droit et responsabilité médiatiques: Trois piliers de la pratique du journalisme en contexte congolais

Rigobert Munkeni Lapess
Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 201 pp.
"Le journalisme congolais se pratique dans un contexte délicat qui allie la liberté d’informer, les contraintes qu’appelle le respect des lois et règlements ainsi qu’une véritable prise de conscience de la responsabilité des acteurs et des instances médiatiques. C’est pourquoi la prati ... more
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Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology

Kristian Petersen (ed.)
Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; Ilex Foundation (2021), xi, 290 pp.
"Muslims in the Movies provides a series of essays that explore the portrayal and reception of Muslims in Euro-American film, transnational productions, and global national cinemas. The volume brings together a group of internationally recognized experts to introduce Muslims in the films of Europe, ... more
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Easing Cameroon’s Ethnopolitical Tensions, on and Offline

Brussels: International Crisis Group (2021), iii, 40 pp.
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Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation Field Guide

Sara Budarz, Kendi Gikunda
#defyhatenow (2021), 80 pp.
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Politique(s) de communication, enjeux et défis de la mondialisation: Reculs et avancées de l'expérience gabonaise

Arthur Félicien Sabi-Djaboudi
Louvain-la-Neuve: L'Harmattan – Academia (2021), 415 pp.
"Les politiques de communication au Gabon se sont construites, depuis l’Indépendance, au travers de multiples tensions entre autocratie et démocratie. Elles ont connu diverses régressions et avancées, tant dans la volonté de promotion du développement que dans le respect des droits et libert ... more
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Myths and Misconceptions on Covid-19: ‘Congo Check’ and ‘Talato’ Verification Experiences

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos
Frontiers in Communication, volume 6, issue 627214 (2021), 21 pp.
"This paper asks: How do fact-checkers combat/halt Covid-19 myths and misconceptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic? How do they engage in social media networks toward sense-giving and sharing corrective information? It discusses two cases of online media projec ... more
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Online durch die Pandemie: Wie sich Glauben und Leben verändern

Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW)
Hamburg: Missionshilfe Verlag (2021), 228 pp.
"Mit Covid-19 hat sich eine todbringende Pandemie erstmals global verbreitet, mit weitreichenden Folgen auf allen Ebenen, auch für Mobilität und Kommunikation in Kirche, Mission und weltweiter Ökumene. Partnerschaftsreisen oder Auslandsjahre für junge Freiwillige sind ausgefallen, stattdessen si ... more
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Press Freedom and Cybercrimes: Combating Online Harassment on Digital Media in Nigeria

Samson Ojodomo Onuche
African Journal of Criminal Law And Jurisprudence, volume 6 (2021), pp. 137-151
"The role of the Media to the growth and development of a democratic society cannot be overemphasized. Over the years, the media have served as a watch dog in every society, prompting the need for International and National legislation protecting the Right to Press Freedom. While attacks and threat ... more
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Les moyens de communication au Gabon: Mutations sociopolitiques et enjeux de gouvernance

Marcy Delsione Ovoundaga (ed.)
Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 209 pp.