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The new media is the translation of Marshall McLuhan’s prediction in his seminal 1964 book, Understanding Media: Extensions of Man, to reality. In that book, McLuhan predicted that the Internet would turn the world into […]

For this assignment of setting the tone for Sokoto ANEC 2019, let me begin with what should really be the endnote. It is a quote from The Senior Director for Research and Analysis at Freedom […]

Let me begin by thanking the Planning Committee of ANEC 2019 for giving me the privilege of sharing my thoughts with my colleagues on this topical issue. No prizes for guessing why I was given […]

By Jeremy Caplan Most startups fail and few founders are prepared for the aftermath. Here are some steps to follow if you find yourself in this situation. Reflect on what worked and what didn’t After […]

This address was delivered by award-winning journalist and former resident English PEN (the founding centre of PEN International) Mimi Mefo Takambou at the Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture at this prestigious African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019. “Even […]

When news breaks, Twitter can serve as a useful platform to quickly share and collect information. It can also be a place where information gets distorted, misinterpreted and misused. As the platform becomes an increasingly […]

A picture, they say is worth more than a thousand words but in this digital age, it could also tell you a thousand lies and get spread across the net in the twinkle of an […]