Effective Coalition-building in the Fight Against Disinformation
Where democracy is fragile, strength is often in numbers - and how those numbers add up. Where democracy is weak, unison and collective action is a cr...
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Africa Day: Layers of Discourse
Our commemoration of Africa Day, led by a conversation moderated by WYMD Leadership Board member and founder of Success Capital, Dumiso Gatsha, unpack...
Combating Disinformation: The Role of Mainstream Media
Is the mainstream media responsible for the rise of disinformation in Nigeria? How can fact-checking be used to counter disinformation? What steps sho...
Combating Disinformation: The Role of Social Media and Civil Society
What disinformation tactics are widespread in the Philippines and Pakistan? How can civil society work to safeguard democracy against malign influence...
Georgia's White Noise Movement and how youth are shaping their political participation
Irene Ikomu, Hurford Youth Fellows within National Endowment for Democracy's fellowship programs, interviewed Vera Gogokhia, founder of You for Democr...
What the Success of the #NotTooYoungtoRun movement means for youth participation in Nigeria
Irene Ikomu, Hurford Youth Fellows within National Endowment for Democracy's fellowship programs, interviewed Samson Itodo, Executive Director of YIAG...
Reflections on Youth Political Participation in Latin America
Irene Ikomu, Hurford Youth Fellows within National Endowment for Democracy's fellowship programs, interviewed Jatzel Roman, General Coordinator of th...
Vote 18 - NewSeta's quest to lower the voting age limit
The voting age in Cameroon is 21. In most countries in the world, the lower voting age limit is 18 - and other legal obligations and rights are given...
Will Bolsonaro's election victory affect the rest of the region?
In this episode of WYMD Talks, we discuss the potential implications of Jair Bolsonaro's win on recent Brazilian elections for the rest of the Latin A...
Disinformation: Global Threat, Diverse Solutions
Today’s information space for many societies around the world is cluttered with disinformation. State and non-state actors take advantage of increasin...