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Stellenbosch Journalism @stelliesjourn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Join us on 5 May 2025 as we mark #WorldPressFreedomDay with a focus on media sustainability & independence. Expect rich insights from leading media voices. Limited seats—RSVP essential! Refreshments served. #WPFD2025 #MediaFreedom #StellenboschJournalism

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Herman Wasserman @hwasser.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

What an interesting and informative engagement this was!

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Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) @infointegrity.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A recently published study by CIIA Director @hwasser.bsky.social & Dani Madrid-Morales highlights the importance of developing media literacy curricula that can empower critical media consumption while addressing the risk of developing cynical "news avoiders". 📖Read the paper via: shorturl.at/9hVxe

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Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) @infointegrity.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Trump's executive order on South Africa "isn't about fairness - it's a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia & shore up his right-wing base" argues @hwasser.bsky.social in an article for Africa Is a Country ✍ Read the article titled 'Trump's fake refugees' via: africasacountry.com/2025/02/trum...

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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base, says @hwasser.bsky.social africasacountry.com/2025/02/trum...

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Trump’s fake refugees

The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base.

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Herman Wasserman @hwasser.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz53...

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Donald Trump’s fixation on South Africa | The Listening Post

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) @infointegrity.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🎙️NEW EPISODE | 'UNDER THE INFLUENCE' CIIA Director @hwasser.bsky.social was joined by Cayley Clifford from @africacheck.org and Kavisha Pillay from The Campaign On Digital Ethics to discuss how Meta's new content moderation policy will impact the Global South. Listen via: iono.fm/e/1522956

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What Meta's new fact checking policy means for the Global South

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company would scale back its content moderation efforts and move to replace it with a community-notes system. This decision has been met with inten...

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Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) @infointegrity.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to alter Meta's content moderation policy drew criticism from the global fact-checking community. In an article for Litnet, CIIA director @hwasser.bsky.social unpacks how this new policy will fuel #misinformation. Read more via: www.litnet.co.za/metas-modera...

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 16/01/2025

[THREAD] If 2024 is remembered as the year of elections, 2025 may be the year of the aftermath. In a world full of false claims, these tools are your shield. africacheck.info/verification...

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Armour for the digital age: Three easy tools to help you verify information in 2025

In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ever.

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martin johannes riedl @martinriedl.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Excited to join @sahanaudupa.bsky.social's group on encrypted messaging & extreme speech @ @caslmu.bsky.social w/ @anmolalphonso.bsky.social, Caley Clifford / @africa-check.bsky.social, Elonnai Hickok / @thegni.bsky.social, @erkan.bsky.social, Sérgio Barbosa, Kiran Garimella, & @hwasser.bsky.social

Poster for the research group at the University of Munich’s Center for Advanced Studies on the topic of Encrypted Messaging and Extreme Speech. The poster shows headshots and names of participants and associated universities.

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