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Computational propaganda, clickbait, and personal responsibility0
- Civil Liberties, Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media, Social Media
- 11.01.2019.
The proliferation of misinformation on social media – or even just partisan or sensationalistic treatments of politics, science and human relations – could reasonably be considered a threat to democracy itself. When you add computation propaganda to the mix, where bots are deployed to manipulate public opinion, filter-bubbles form even more readily, and you can
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Political Economy of the Media and the Question of Press Freedom in Kenya0
- East Africa, Journalism, Kenya, Media, Uganda
- 24.10.2018.
The Kenyan media is one of the most free from government control in the African continent, despite there being several attempts to renege on that advancement. However, freedom from direct government control does not necessarily mean that the media is going to be entirely independent. The Kenyan media landscape is still heavily influenced by interests
READ MOREMedia for Profit vs Its Democratic Value in Zimbabwe0
Three things occurred in Zimbabwe’s mainstream media environment that are directly related but will help us understand the sector much better. From how it views and values itself, its own understanding of how the public should receive/respect it and how those that own the media view their roles vis-à-vis their profit motive. The first occurrence
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Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s Problem is Editorial not Advertorial0
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) recently issued a statement on its coverage of political parties during the current campaign period of Zimbabwe’s 2018 harmonised election. This was after opposition political parties decried the high costs that the state broadcaster is charging for campaign adverts on its single television station and multiple radio stations. As is
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Zimbabwe After the “Coup”: Hope, Freedom of Speech, Open for Business0
- Freedom of Expression, Media, Politics, Social Media, Zimbabwe
- 08.06.2018.
This is a tale from the recently concluded Africa Blogging 2018 workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Landing in Harare, Zimbabwe´s capital was supposed to be a short 45 minutes flight. But in their usual fashion, Kenya Airways was again delayed. “We are sorry to announce that we will be shutting down the engines because one
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Why Kenya’s new cybercrimes law is an attack on freedom of speech0
- Access to Information, Africa, Blogging, Democracy, East Africa, Human Rights, Kenya, Media
- 21.05.2018.
The internet, especially blogs and social media have become a very integral part of the information chain in Kenya. Several scandals involving the loss of millions of dollars and misuse of public office have been first unearthed on social media before they were taken up by traditional media. Perhaps the growth being witnessed in Kenya’s
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Africa Deleting Facebook? Not Likely. But Context Will Matter More0
- Africa, Media, Social Media
- 04.04.2018.
When the GuardianUK newspaper broke a story about a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica and its role in collecting the private data of British and American citizens, African social media did not go apoplectic. This was despite the fact that the same company also allegedly had a hand in two of the continents largest countries’ elections,
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Innocent Victim? Not Exactly0
- Kenya, Media, Politics, Press Freedom
- 05.03.2018.
The last few weeks have been rather trying for Kenyan media. The government’s criminal overreaction to the mock swearing in of Raila Odinga did not end with the shut down of the three leading television stations for over a week. Even after they were allowed back on air, the Uhuru Kenyatta administration has continued to
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We need to talk about Access to Information, Again0
- Access to Information, Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Media
- 27.11.2017.
I recently received a phone call from a journalist asking my views on authorities refusing to provide information to the media. The context of the story was that a local media institution got rumours that the sacked Zimbabwean Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa who has left Zimbabwe had sought asylum in Malawi. In the spirit of
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