#defyhatenow South Sudan is pleased to announce the selection of four successful candidates for the two-month Fact-checking, and Digital Rights Fellowship slated for September 19, 2022. The candidates made it through a competitive interview conducted by a selection committee from #defyhatenow South Sudan with support from the Human Resource Department. The quadruple, drawn mainly from […]
#defyhatenow South Sudan through its 211 Check project is inviting interested journalists, academics, and civil society representatives to apply to join the third cohort of its three-month virtual Empowering Fact-Checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) training. For more information, read the concept note: https://bit.ly/33t7h6s If selected, you will gain knowledge and skills used by professional fact-checkers […]
At least 50 stakeholders have received smartphones from #defyhatenow South Sudan after successfully completing a three-hour follow-up training on Social Media Rumour Management and Reporting on Tuesday in Juba. The phones were supplied by Internews under the Rooted in Trust project, an initiative aimed at gathering COVID-19 and health-related rumours and countering misinformation on critical […]
At least 60 participants have turned up for a two-day workshop held at Torit Vision Hotel in Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit from 07 – 08 June 2022. The first session of the workshop trained participants on health misinformation, fact-checking, information verification, and cyber safety for media practitioners from different parts of the state. The […]