Open Cities Lab: Recent Episodes
Open Cities Lab
Representing Africa Data Hub, Patricia Adango joined Deutsche Welle's Swahili-speaking panel while at the Global Media Forum to discuss overcoming divisions in media landscape. She was joined by fellow Kenyan and Tanzanian colleagues Nkirote Koome from Luminate, Pius Paul from ITV, and Thomas Japanni from Standard.
Patricia Andago, researcher and journalist from Odipodev (Kenya), chats with four expert panelists on their experiences grappling with vaccine misinformation and unpacks the do’s and don’ts of COVID-19 reporting.
Panelists include:
- Benjamin Kagina. Vaccinologist from Cape Town University (South Africa)
- Elizabeth Merab. Science journalist from Nation Media Group (Kenya)
- Keegan Leech. Researcher from Africa Check (South Africa)
- Linda Ngari. Fact checker from Africa Uncensored (Kenya)
Odanga Madung, co-founder & data science lead at Odipodev (Kenya), chats with four expert panelists on their experiences of building COVID-19 dashboards and the value they bring to newsrooms and audiences during the pandemic.
Panelists include:
- Sameer Ahmed - Chief technology officer from Odipodev (Kenya)
- Adrian Bianco - Digital journalism fellow from Tow Centre for Digital Journalism (United States)
- Joshua Olufemi - Founder and published from Dataphyte (Nigeria)
- Alastair Otter - Managing partner at Media Hack (South Africa)
Will development plans to absorb Blackburn informal settlement into the Cornubia mega catalytic development benefit the residents? When speaking to residents, it is evident that there are 4 blocks that may obstruct any real benefit for residents to come out of this housing development.
How do residents of Blackburn informal settlement describe their living environment? Is this shack their home? How do residents of Blackburn speak about their neighbours and their life in this place? This 2 part podcast about the Narratives of Home and Neighbourliness features an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa.