Ndefru Melany, #AFFCameroon Cohort 2 Fellow “My experience as #AFFCameroon Fellow with #defyhatenow has taken me away from my usual way of reporting news from within my context. Living in an armed conflict zone, “everybody” passes for a “reporter”, “photographer” or “videographer” just to pick any kind of information and dump it on social media, […]
« Je dispense un cours d’initiation au fact-checking aux étudiants journalisme et en communication »
Assongmo Necdem, Boursier #AFFCameroon 2e Cohorte « Il y a quelques années j’ai naïvement partagé un fake-news via mon compte Facebook. Moi, le journaliste, je n’en suis pas si fier. Si à l’époque je ne mesurais pas la gravité de non acte, j’ai depuis saisi combien la propagation des fausses nouvelles peut être dangereuse pour toute […]
“My key phrase anytime I want to report or share something now is #ThinkB4UClick”
Fongoh, #AFFCameroon Cohort 2 Fellow “My multiple training experiences with #defyhatenow have reshaped my reporting. Before, I used to think that as a journalist and in the name of “Freedom of Expression”, I could say or share any information that pleased me, just as I received it. My key phrase anytime I want to report […]
“After my #AFFCameroon training, I had to edit all my social media platforms”
Mbuh Stella, #AFFCameroon Cohort 2 Fellow “After my #AFFCameroon training with #defyhatenow, I had to edit all my social media platforms. I was no longer proud of some of the information I previously shared. I even had to delete some! I’m particularly a proud #AFFCameroon Fellow, as the fellowship helped me look beyond the pictures […]
“The skills acquired are great and help to distinguish us among the crowd”
Doh Bertrand, #AFFCameroon Cohort 3 Fellow “The #AFFCameroon training I got has contributed to transforming my professional life. The skills acquired through the training now makes me a jewel in my newsroom as colleagues now rely on me to fact check pictures, videos or posts that we come across on social media and want to […]
« C’est une spécialisation qui peut vous ouvrir des portes dans le monde de l’emploi. »
Mathias Mouendé Ngamo, Boursier #AFFCameroon 3e Cohorte « Lorsque l’aventure #AFFCameroon commence, je découvre un projet bien ficelé. Le factcheking, je l’exerçais déjà dans la rédaction de Stopintox, mais avec #AFFCameroon je me frotte à de véritables notions à la fois théoriques et pratiques. J’apprends d’avantages sur les astuces et comportements à adopter sur les réseaux […]
“I have also used the knowledge to develop a manual to train media practitioners”
Obah Rose, #AFFCameroon Cohort 3 Fellow “Thanks to #defyhatenow, I have upgraded my skills and learnt better ways to fight against misinformation, disinformation, mal-information and fake news. Before, I would never bother to weigh the consequences of these vices on the community and my credibility. Also, the Fellowship has enhanced my know-how on fact-checking through […]
«Je me suis engagé à promouvoir la culture de la paix et le vivre ensemble »
Mahmoud Sabir, Boursier #AFFCameroon 3e Cohorte « Ce projet m’a permis d’ouvrir les yeux face aux montées des désinformations et le discours haineux dans la sphère digitale. Je me suis donc engagé à promouvoir la culture de la paix et le vivre ensemble au sein de ma communauté. Après avoir passé trois mois de formation en […]
“Am able to fact-check information and I now have a more critical and analytical mindset”
Shing Timothy, #AFFCameroon Cohort 3 Fellow Getting the opportunity to be trained on fact-checking and hate speech mitigation has greatly helped me as a journalist and a person. It has helped to professionalise my practice and my daily interactions, especially on social media. The training helped me to be able to fact-check information and to […]
«Les boursiers de #AFFCameroon constituent désormais une communauté »
Marthe Ndiang, Boursière #AFFCameroon 4e Cohorte « J’intègre le projet alors que je pratique depuis plusieurs mois le Fact-checking au sein de la rédaction de Data Cameroon où, grâce au travail quotidien, je rédige des articles de fact-checking. Mais le besoin de me former pour pouvoir pousser mes vérifications se fait sentir. Avec #AFFCameroon, l’occasion me […]