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In this episode of the DCN Africa Podcast, join Aurra as she takes a deep dive into the proverbial rabbit hole of what makes online content go viral in Africa and how it relates to the spread of misinformation.
This episode also features an in-depth interview with Prossy Sheila Kawala, the Director of Media Initiatives at Centre for Media Literacy and Community Development (CEMCOD), Uganda.
In the News & Updates segment, we unpack the recently ended DCN Africa Virtual Training on "Empowering Africa: Building Media Literacy Capacity" through testimonials from one of the facilitators, Dr. Nancy Kwangwa, the Deputy Librarian at Women's University in Africa, as well as from participants Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu (Global Press Institute, Ghana), Gondai Ronald Bangidza (Media Professional, Zimbabwe) and Andre Mpoudi Eyambe (MIL Expert & Trainer, Cameroon).
In this episode of the DCN Africa Podcast, Aurra unpack’s the influence of young people in Africa, paying particular attention to how digital tools influence their economic, social and political impact on the continent and globally.
The Deep Dive features an excerpt from Rachel Nyaradzo Adams’...
Published 10/04/24
In this episode, the DCN Africa Podcast travels to Helsinki, Finland, for the ‘Unlocking Media Literacy’ Forum and to Tallinn, Estonia, for the ‘Anatomy of Influence’ Forum. The host, Aurra, takes us on a journey through sound and dialogue as she tries to understand both media literacy and...
Published 09/05/24