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August 1, 2022

The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

Julius Maina, The Conversation

Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are reframing democracy and the way citizens engage and organise in the digital space.

Social media provides spaces for participation – but also for misinformation. Photo by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

March 30, 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.

Illustration by Wiehan de Jager from the story by ‘I Like to Read,’ by Letta Machoga, originally from the African Storybook project. This story is now available on Storybooks Canada in 28 languages. (African Storybook)

January 19, 2020

Global Storybooks: From Arabic to Zulu, freely available digital tales in 50+ languages

Bonny Norton, University of British Columbia and Espen Stranger-Johannessen, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

A free, open-access repository of multilingual children’s stories is one response to the United Nations’ urgent call to promote equitable education on the International Day of Education, January 24.

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

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The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Global Storybooks: From Arabic to Zulu, freely available digital tales in 50+ languages

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