Media Literacy
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PPA Ghana website hack; insights and lessons for protecting websites
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, a photo of an article promoting an adult website on the official website of the…
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Three tools for archiving web posts to prevent Link Rot in fact-checking
This is a sequel to the earlier article on how to find deleted or lost digital information for investigations using…
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Wayback Machine: How to find deleted or lost digital information for investigations
Accessing deleted online content is among the major nightmares facing fact-checkers. Sometimes, the content is unavailable if the website hosting…
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Ghana’s IMF ‘romance’: A chronology of events
The words International Monetary Fund have been three buzzwords in Ghana in the past few weeks. The International Monetary Fund…
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Suspected Marburg Virus Disease recorded in Ghana: Understanding this virus
It would be the first of such infections recorded in the country if this is confirmed.
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Understanding the Media You Use – Part 1
There is a phenomenon of each social medium having a seemingly distinct group of audiences that is worth highlighting in…
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Four Important Tips to Effectively Verify Viral Videos
From political soundbites to disease treatment recommendations, videos have become one of the modes of disseminating misinformation and fake news.…
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Five Important Fact-checking Advice from Fact-checkers to Newsrooms
When the news of an alleged attack on one of Ghana’s popular musicians broke in October, the internet was rife…
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Five Important Tips to Protect Your Social Media Accounts from Cybercrime
As the world continues to become even more digital, social media has become one of the numerous ways people connect…
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Five Key Facts You Need to Know About the Right To Information Law in Ghana
Context Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, signed into law the Right To Information, RTI,…
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