Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?
This report discusses tactics that journalists, activists, and defense lawyers can use to defang strategic lawsuits against public participation, or…
Theme: Media Freedom
How Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda
In July 2018, the government of Uganda implemented a tax on individual users of Media platforms. In the first three…
Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?
This report dicusses how when it comes to evading censorship, reaching mass audiences, and overcoming sometimes-costly barriers to entry, digital…
Driving Division? Disinformation And The New Media Landscape In Nigeria.
The volume of disinformation now circulating in Nigeria is unprecedented and is further exacerbating pre-existing ethnic and religious tensions, says…
Unpacking Falsehoods: COVID-19 and responses in Kano State
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) held an online forum on April 28, 2020 to examine what was happening…
Fake News In West Africa – Flows, Facilitators And Fixes
This document highlights the individuals or organizations involved in the spread of falsehoods, the tactics they seek to employ, and…
On the Frontlines Fighting Disinformation
Alicia Wanless sits down with Doug to unpack her research on the information environment, disinformation campaigns in Ukraine, and how…
How can Peacebuilders Counter Dangerous Speech?
Join us for a discussion about the consequences of dangerous speech and how peacebuilders can use evidence-based strategies to counter…
Polarization and the Media
This is a presentation by Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, on the relationship between polarization and the media.
#DFRLabCoffeeBreak- Investigative Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono
Hopewell Chin’ono is an investigative reporter based in Zimbabwe. Through his freelancing and work with the BBC World Service, Chin’ono…