UWN: Global South collaborate to resist ‘information disorder’

A grant of CA$1.6 million (US$1.15 million) has been awarded to the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA), based at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa, to spearhead cross-regional collaborations tackling mis- and disinformation and other harmful digital content on digital platforms.

This initiative is led by Professor Herman Wasserman, director of CINIA, chair of journalism at SU, and an A-rated researcher by South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) recognised as an international leader in his field.

University World News (UWN) spoke to him about the project.

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