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Challenges to Investigative Journalism in Africa: The Africanist Press Experience in Sierra Leone artwork

Challenges to Investigative Journalism in Africa: The Africanist Press Experience in Sierra Leone

Africanist Press Podcast Service
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This episode is a presentation by Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah during a two-day conference on "Media and Democracy in Africa" held from April 17-18, 2025 at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. The conference, which brought together journalists from Africa, Europe, and United States, was organized by Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and sponsored by the Africa Initiative.

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