Democrats behind “fake news” about Russia – Trump

by Dolapo Adelana US President Donald Trump says opposition party, The Democrats are bitter on losing the election. Trump, who stated this Thursday via his Twitter account accused the Democrats of being behind “fake news” stories linking his administration with ties to Russia. “The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why... Read More

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February 10, 2017

The Thread: Americans stomp all over Trump in his latest edition of “fake news”

It does not appear that Trump’s war with the media will end anytime soon. The New York Times newspapers came within his cross hairs again because of their coverage of Trump’s phone call with China. Here are the reactions by Americans to his tweet: The failing @nytimes does major FAKE NEWS China story saying "Mr.Xi... Read More

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February 9, 2017

The Thread: What’s the difference between Nigerian government statements and fake news?

In Nigeria today, we have learnt to take communications emanating from the presidency with a pinch of salt because there’s a high likelihood such information will be changed a short couple of hours or days later. Take for instance, the information surrounding the president’s health. In 10 days, we have heard the following: Buhari is... Read More

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January 21, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Women’s march, Presidential aides, GEJites vs Buharists and others

Women’s March It goes without saying that Donald Trump’s administration will be like nothing we have ever seen. On the day of his inauguration, people were protesting. The day after, a group called the women’s march is also protesting his Presidency. And it’s huge. We’re in a helicopter high over the #WomensMarch in... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Reading Material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (9)

1. Because post-Trump, rigorous and in-depth reporting is more a necessity than ever before: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/us/politics/donald-trump-international-business.html 2. What is “the truth”?: https://medium.com/thoughts-on-journalism/its-a-tricky-thing-this-truth-stuff-d32150e8b5cc#.t2yeuvwnk 3. Facebook, fake-news, and media vs. tech: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38106131 4. Football Facebook?: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/28/big-football-clubs-take-on-facebook-with-new-social-media-network 5. Are we all just in one huge echo chamber: https://medium.com/@girlziplocked/the-kkk-isnt-reading-the-new-york-times-op-ed-pages-978f358503be#.vpb5wxenr

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