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“One of the main reasons why women leave”: Half of women journalists in Africa surveyed have been sexually harassed at work

Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Dani Madrid-Morales, Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku, Gregory Gondwe, Herman Wasserman, Khulekani Ndlovu, and Melissa TullyJune 2, 2021

Spotting hoaxes: How young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online

Some college students surveyed showed substantial media literacy — but being able to recognize a fake story didn’t always deter them from sharing it.

Less than a third of the world’s top editors at major outlets are women

Daily Nation, the largest newspaper in Kenya, adopts a paywall — and predicts more African-owned publications will, too

Partnership, membership, and social justice: How publishers in repressive news environments are innovating

Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-MoralesNovember 26, 2018

New data suggests African audiences see significantly more misinformation than Americans do

More than a quarter of Kenyans and Nigerians surveyed said they had shared stories that they knew were made up.

Shan WangJuly 31, 2018

From a beloved blog to one sold-out show after another at a national theater, history gets an anti-colonialist retelling

“Owaahh had this blog where readers come together around this internet fireplace. What if we made that fireplace a physical place? Would people actually show up to listen to history?” (The answer was yes.)

Loi Awat and King MuriukiMay 31, 2018

How a political satire puppet show unsettled the Kenyan elite

“At the start, we understand the intention of the show, and that’s to promote good governance and social justice in Kenya. So before each season begins, we have a list of issues that we feel are major things that we should address or highlight.”

Christine SchmidtJuly 14, 2017

Expanding post-Y Combinator, OMGDigital wants to win the African millennial media market

“In the West, Cracked, BuzzFeed, and Mashable had really picked up steam. We couldn’t relate to the contents; we didn’t get the jokes. So we decided to create content for people like us.”

How taking cues from Business Insider is making a popular Kenyan website profitable

Ghafla won’t win any journalism awards any time soon, but it’s evidence that some of the revenue models pioneered by a few American outlets are finding uptake elsewhere. Sam Petulla

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