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19 May

Local radio stations in Africa prove resilient amid COVID-19

By Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, and Martin Ssemakula Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, radio remains a dominant source of news ...

14 Apr

Global media organizations can build resilience to the coronavirus crisis by showing reporters they care

By Cristi Hegranes and Laxmi Parthasarathy In late January, the government of Mongolia imposed a nationwide lockdown to hal...

17 Dec

“POFMA,” Politics, and the Press in Singapore

By Jonathan Hew Prompted by global concerns around “fake news,” Singapore has joined a growing list of governments that...

25 Sep

Information Laundering and Globalized Media — Part II: Solutions?

By Noah Arjomand In May 2018, A Washington Post fact-check of the US government’s reasons for withdrawing from the Joint ...

20 Aug

Information Laundering and Globalized Media — Part I: The Problem

By Noah Arjomand Money laundering is a familiar story: “dirty money” generated through illicit means must be “cleaned...

06 Aug

Declining public support for media freedom in Africa: What does it mean for democratic values on the continent?

By Jeff Conroy-Krutz & Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny Media liberalization and the emergence of independent media outl...

22 Jul

When Media Capture Backfires: Local Elections and Digital Media in Turkey

Duygu Güvenç and Jérémie Langlois Turkey captivated the world’s attention recently as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

05 Jul

Social Media Shutdowns Restrict the Flow of Information When It’s Needed Most

By Samuel Woodhams Following the tragic terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka earlier this year that killed over 250 people, the g...

03 May

Between Hope and Fear: Ethiopian Media in the Age of Abiy

By Simegnish Mengesha When I was forced to leave Ethiopia in 2014, it was a dangerous time to be a journalist. Attempting t...