Herman Wasserman and Chikezie Uzuegbunam present at the South African Communication Association Annual Conference.
From the 14th to the 16th of September 2021, the South African Communication Association held their annual conference at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The theme of this year’s conference was “Unravelling Big Tech: Power and the Global South”. On the 16th of September, Herman Wasserman and Chikezie...
The messenger, the message and the receiver: South African government communication during the Covid-19 pandemic
Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales have co-authored a chapter in Manufacturing Government Communication on Covid-19: A Comparative Perspective. Their chapter titled “The messenger, the message and the receiver: South Africa government communication during the Covid-19 pandemic” provides an overview on how communication on the Covid-19 crisis delivered by the...
Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news – here’s what’s needed
Online platforms are replete with examples of false information – from WhatsApp messages punting some miraculous cure for COVID, to social media posts claiming a politician said something they didn’t. It’s increasingly common in South Africa. More than 75% of South Africans say they regularly come across political news they think...
An Assessment of Media Literacy and Fact-Checking Training Needs in South African Schools and Universities
This new report co-authored by Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales aims to identify knowledge and skills gaps related to teaching about misinformation through a needs assessment of educators in South Africa. The aim is to assist the development of media and information literacy materials that can be used in...
Dani Madrid-Morales presents on Recentering Disinformation Studies at City University of London
On the 5th of April Dani Madrid-Morales presented on Re-centering Disinformation Studies at City University of London. Madrid-Morales presented alongside panelists Dr Lindsey Bluebell, Dr Mel Bunce, Dr Zahera Harb and Dr Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar. In addition to discussing the importance of ‘de-westernising’ disinformation studies, Madrid-Morales introduced his new...
Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales present at ICA conference
Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales presented research from their book Disinformation in the Global South at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, which took place in Paris in May....