📻 What are the major obstacles to fact-checking audio content? PesaCheck's Doreen Wainainah + Simon Muli spoke to Kinzen, sharing how challenging it can be to keep up with and verify information in podcasts and voice notes. 📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3IfTzni

🚨 We’re hiring! We’ve got a vacancy for someone who can cultivate impact-driven communities among media professionals and technologists. 💡 Find out more about this exciting opportunity here: bit.ly/432amE5

in my fact-checking responsibilities at FactCheckHub. I would like to express my gratitude to International Center for Journalists and Code for Africa for this exceptional opportunity to gain more practical knowledge and experience. 4/5

I moderated a thought-provoking panel discussion on "Editorial Tips&Tricks when working with issues of Religion and Disinformation." 🗞️✝️☪️Our esteemed panelists explored the challenges, strategies, and ethical considerations faced by editors in navigating this complex terrain

🚨 Save the date: The launch of the 2023 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 22 June Join our panel discussion on the global #DNR23, including insights into news media in 🇰🇪Kenya, 🇳🇬Nigeria, and 🇿🇦South Africa. ✍️ Sign up to attend here: bit.ly/3CiJHXC

We’re hiring❗️ Code for Africa has a vacancy for a full-time training coordinator to join its Knowledge team. Note: Proficiency in English and French is required. 🌍 Position based in Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa. ✍️ Apply here: bit.ly/3OUUeQj

📲 Young users opt for social media over news sites Find out which platforms they prefer at our Reuters Institute #DNR23 launch with nicnewman, @chrisroper, Oliver Mathenge, Isaac Aregbesola, Mpho Raborife and Federica Cherubini. ⏰ 22 June, 11 am GMT ✍️ Sign up here: bit.ly/3CiJHXC

#DNR23 results: Trust in news in 🇿🇦 is declining Despite a 4 percentage point decline📉, trust in news remains high by international standards. News24 🇿🇦 and BBC News Africa are highly trusted news organisations. View the Reuters Institute #DNR23 here: bit.ly/3JrOTwj

Congratulations 🎉 to my team Code for Africa including Emma Laura Namwanje Kisa Tricia Govindasamy Jacopo Ottaviani Sakina Salem and our partner InfoNile’s members for being selected as finalist for the #CoveringClimateNow journalism award 🏆 #ShrinkingLake #partnership #DataLab #InfoNile

🚨 We’re hiring! We’ve got a vacancy for a Communities Product Manager, someone who can cultivate impact-driven communities among media professionals and technologists. 💡 Find out more about this exciting opportunity here: bit.ly/432amE5

📣 SURVEY: Have the recent T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ X changes impacted your work? Code for Africa + Pollicy are conducting research to identify African organisations affected by the introduction of paid access to certain API or data. ✍️ Share your thoughts here: bit.ly/3qk2AXR

I am so proud to be a Chevening Alumna! This week, I am joining my Chevening fam to celebrate 40 years of our network excellence and impact. Thank you, UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 and British Council, for the invitation 🤗 I had a splendid time with my fellow alumni. #Cheveningat40 #ChooseChevening

🚀 Exciting news! Code for Africa is proud to join Partnership on AI’s Responsible Practices for Synthetic Media along with Meedan, Stanford HAI, Truepic and Thorn. 🤝 Read more about the new partnership here: bit.ly/3t8aKUf

Happy New Year 🎈 May 2024 bring you joy, love and endless possibilities 🥳 #NewYear #2024NewYear #HappyNewYear2024

Tonight with some of my best mates and fellow Chevening Awards🇬🇧 Alumni at the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards 2023/24. Congratulations to all the finalists and all the winners 👏🏽 Congrats Dr. Dr Cassandra Akinde 🇨🇴 & 🇳🇬 🏆

🦙Come and hear me talk CSVConf @[email protected] about some of our award-winning Code for Africa open data adventures. I’ll flesh out some strategies to maximise the impact and replicate it in other regions and geographies. #csvconf #opendata

🌍Our Africa #DNR24 launch event will happen online later today! nicnewman & Chris Roper will present the findings. Federica Cherubini will talk with Phathiswa Magopeni from Bhekisisa and SABC, Linus Kaikai from RMS & Imru AL Qays Talha Jebril Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Why are Africans more concerned about #disinfo than audiences elsewhere? Find out @ Africa's launch of Reuters Institute's #DNR24 report, that drills into media trends in 🇰🇪+🇲🇦+🇳🇬+🇿🇦 Super proud Code for Africa co-funded + co-produced it, for 3rd yr. ➡️ bit.ly/3xcmOq3

🙌 Discover valuable insights on nurturing #InclusiveData practices and approaches. 📲 Tolulope Owajoba Adeyemo from Code for Africa shares lessons from #FestivalDeDatos on navigating AI realities, what an African GDPR could look like, and more. Read the blog 🔗 bit.ly/3zw85qH

#WanaData: one of Code for Africa's amazing communities focussing on data science and journalism in #Africa has just been featured on Al Jazeera Journalism Review. Read more on this piece by Nalova Akua: institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article… #Impact