Hanna Ojo, a reporter from Nigeria has experienced misinformation first hand. “In Africa, misinformation is a social phenomenon enabled by technology,” she told delegates at the AWiM19 Conference that took place in July 25-27, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. Indeed, this is a global concern for journalism and society. Disinformation has been established to cause social and political harm, with people having less trust in the news. In some cases, people are subjected to violence or death as a result. Hannah said that a booming youth population and a growing internet penetration is changing news behavioural pattern. She crafted her own skills in tackling misinformation using digital strategies that expand the audience for fact-checking.
For this commitment, Hanna became an ICFJ TruthBuzz fellow working with journalists to make facts go viral in Nigeria. In her presentation below, Hanna lists her strategies to tackle misinformation.
https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanWomeninMedia/factchecking-digital-strategies-for-wider-reach
