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World Service,17 Feb 2017,49 mins

Is Journalism in Africa Threatened by Fake News?

麻豆社 Africa Debate

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Plastic rice. Death hoaxes. 鈥楳arry twice or go to jail鈥�. How can journalists preserve audience trust in an era of social media and 鈥� some say 鈥� fake news? Do social media platforms have a responsibility to curb the spread of fake news? And can government censorship can ever be the answer? The 麻豆社鈥檚 Akwasi Sarpong and Didi Akinyelure debate the big questions with an audience in Malawi. (Image: A stack of newspapers branded with a red 鈥榝ake鈥� stamp. Credit: Thinkstock; 麻豆社.)

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