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And then there was the United States, where the Pew survey found only 34% of respondents believe social media has been good for democracy. In interviews, two first-time candidates in Indiana added ...
Social media companies have increasingly played major roles in political discourse around the world and according to one expert, the fallout has been significant. "We've had extraordinary damage ...
Nobody wants democracy in Senegal to degenerate,” Ojewale said. “Senegal is the most enduring democracy in West Africa. It is a poster boy for France and they will not want any instability ...
The role of social media in democratizing media participation, which proponents herald as ushering in a new era of participatory democracy, with all users able to contribute news and comments, may fall short of the ideals. International survey data suggest online media audience members are largely passive consumers, while content creation is ...
Christopher Fomunyoh, a longtime Africa expert with the U.S.-based National Democratic Institute, said in 2020 testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights that there were strong democratic advances in Africa (especially West Africa) occurred between the late 1980s ...
Despite hopes for democracy under Laurent-Desire Kabila, who took over, his time in office was marked by conflict and a decline in freedoms, including those related to the press. Joseph Kabila's leadership also faced criticism for similar issues. Throughout these changes, the media landscape in the DRC reflected the country's political shifts.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyIf you only read The Atlantic to get your tech news, you’d probably be under the impression that social media is a Leviathan on an ...
The media in Africa is expanding rapidly due to advances in telecommunications, especially mobile phones and the internet. In newspaper reporting, many Africans have won international media awards. In newspaper reporting, many Africans have won international media awards.