Appel à Candidature – 9e Cohorte #defyhatenow – #AFFCameroon- Bourse pour la vérification des faits en Afrique
#defyhatenow lance l’appel à candidature de la 9ème cohorte pour les trois prochains mois d’Octobre à Décembre 2023, spécifiquement pour les professionnels des médias. L’objectif est de créer une masse critique de vérificateurs de faits, des combattants de la bonne information, de discours de haine en ligne et hors ligne, et de défenseurs des droits numériques.
Call for Applications – 9th Cohort, #defyhatenow – Africa Fact Checking Fellowship – #AFFCameroon
#defyhatenow Cameroon is initiating a call for applications for its ninth cohort of professionals from October to December 2023. The objective is to establish a critical mass of fact-checkers, right information advocates, on/offline hate speech and digital rights defenders.
Entoto Peace Walk to commemorate International Day of Peace
On International Day of Peace, #defyhatenow Ethiopia proudly joined forces with Positive Peace Ethiopia (PPE) for the inspiring Entoto Peace Walk Project!
This Award belongs to the entire #defyhatenow community, supporting our peacebuilding efforts in Cameroon”
Ngala Desmond, Cameroon Country Project Manager, responding after presentation of the prize in Yaounde. Details below. #defyhatenow initiative gets it first recognition as a peace promotion organisation. As the Project […]
Call for Applications: Conflict Sensitive Reporting Training.
This training program is designed to provide journalists and bloggers with the necessary skills and knowledge to report on conflict issues responsibly and ethically, while also promoting peace and dialogue within their communities.
The Dawn of AI and Efforts in Countering Disinformation through Fact Checking
The use of AI for hate speech regulation directly impacts freedom of expression, which raises concerns about the rule of law and in particular, notions of legality, legitimacy and proportionality. Relying on AI, even without human supervision, is a necessity when it comes to content that could never be ethically or legally justifiable, such as child abuse.
L’arrivée de l’IA et les efforts de lutte contre la désinformation par la vérification des faits
L’intelligence artificielle (IA) est un terme générique désignant les logiciels informatiques qui imitent la cognition humaine afin d’effectuer des tâches complexes et d’en tirer des enseignements. L’apprentissage automatique est un […]
Garoua-Boulai: Enhancing Community Resilence Against Hatespeech
The Region of the rising sun from 29 to 31 August will host a #defyhatenow activity within the framework of the implementation of #FIELDGUIDECameroon.
Garoua-Boulai : Renforcer la résilience des communautés contre les discours de haine
La région du soleil levant accueillera du 29 au 31 août une activité réalisée par #defyhatenow dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du #GUIDEPRATIQUECameroun
Africa Check Masterclass: Journalists & CSO Build Skills on Fatchecking
A total of 21 journalists from Yaounde, Bafoussam, Foumban and Douala were selected for the training in Yaounde on July 24-25, 2023. The session was organised by Africa’s first independent factchecking organisation, Africa Check with technical support from #defyhatenow, as member of Africa Facts Network. This collaboration falls in line with Africa Check’s leading role on the continent in building, developing and strengthening fact-checking organisations capacity by offering in-depth train-the-trainer programmes to strengthen African countries’ information ecosystems.