In the third short doc from Ethiopia, it becomes evident that the media public’s lack of education and digital literacy disturbs them from consuming filtered information. Elham Ali Mehammed describes how her motivation to defend herself and Ethiopia’s communities encourage her to work with youth and instruct them on the information disorder.
Month: November 2022
Second short doc on the information disorder in Ethiopia
The DDMAC video about Rohobot Ayalew visualizes how her position as a fact checker at HaqCheck is essential to track misleading edits of war footage spread on social media. Her personal story illustrates how disinformation and hate speech can be a direct threat to someone’s life as it may incite hate crimes. The documentary is… Continue reading Second short doc on the information disorder in Ethiopia
Loretta van der Horst makes three short documentaries on the information disorder in Ethiopia
Text by Luca de Bruls, DDMAC, University of Leiden The DDMAC research project proudly presents you with the visual results of a field trip to Ethiopia. During the project group’s stay in Addis Ababa, documentary filmmaker Loretta van der Horst shot short documentaries to make insightful how three Ethiopians deal with the information disorder in times… Continue reading Loretta van der Horst makes three short documentaries on the information disorder in Ethiopia
– New media law in Uganda is unconstitutional
In a commentary in the Daily Monitor, the MA-student and part of the Norpart program at OsloMet university, Nelson Bahati, argues that the recently amended law on Computer Misuse curtails freedom of speech in Uganda. The law is highly controversial and Nelson Bahati believes its amendment proves of “an iron hand on cybercrimes, malicious and… Continue reading – New media law in Uganda is unconstitutional
Thank you for a great conference!
Thank you to all who participated in making the 8th International Conference on the Safety of Journalists a success! Among other things it resulted in this open letter to Elon Musk : A call for action against gendered online violence!
Threats to journalists and ways forward
By, Theodora Theodory, MA-student, OsloMet At least 46 journalists and 4 media workers were killed globally since January 2021 and 508 journalists and 21 media workers are currently in prison. Speaking at the 8th International Conference on the safety of Journalists, Christen Krogh the Rector (Vice Chancellor) at OsloMetUniversity said that their death and imprisonment… Continue reading Threats to journalists and ways forward
Intense safety training ensures journalists’ security in war zones
By Theodorah Munisi, MA-student OsloMet Three research papers on training journalists for safety towards war news coverage presented at the 8th International Conference on the Safety of Journalists suggested institutions like media organizations nongovernmental organizations, and government agencies should ensure more practical and comprehensive training on safety while preparing for war coverage. In his study named ‘We Are All War Correspondents Now: The ethics of safety training interventions for Ukrainian media’, Georgios Terzis found that despite having local and International organizations like the DT Global training journalists to work in conflict zones but still some journalists… Continue reading Intense safety training ensures journalists’ security in war zones
Fact-checkers warn their safety is not guranteed
By Nelson Bahati. MA-student, OsloMet. During a panel discussion at the 8th International Conference onthe Safety of Journalists (2022) at OsloMet University, fact-checkers argued that fact-checking is risky and listed several safetyprecautions fact-checkers should take for their own safety.A fact-checker from “Factify Ethiopia,” Ashenafi Abebe, stated thatfact-checkers “need to focus on those important events,” addingthat… Continue reading Fact-checkers warn their safety is not guranteed
Digital Media – catalyst of conflicts in African regions
By Theodorah Munisi, MA-student, OsloMet A panel discussion by the DDMAC (Decoding Digital Media in African Regions of Conflict) research group on the 2nd day of the International Conference on the Safety of Journalists, explained to what extent the misuse of digital media and propagationtriggers the prolonged conflicts in some African countries like Mali and… Continue reading Digital Media – catalyst of conflicts in African regions
Safety of journalists goes way beyond their physical safety
By Christine Kabazira, MA-student, OsloMet According to research by Dr. Aisha Nakiwala, a senior lecturer at Makerere University in Uganda, media owners do not look at journalists’ safety beyond the physical aspect. However, journalists’ safety involves so much more than just their physical safety.“There is a divergence of views and understanding of what constitutes the… Continue reading Safety of journalists goes way beyond their physical safety