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August 28, 2026

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Matthew Facciani, Yale University; Aleeza Gerstein, University of Manitoba; Kristi Heather Kenyon, University of Winnipeg, and S. Michelle Driedger, University of Manitoba

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.

February 12, 2024

Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape; Christina Chan-Meetoo, University of Mauritius; Jacinta Mwende Maweu, University of Nairobi; Marissa J. Moorman, Indiana University; Modestus Fosu, Ghana Institute of Journalism, and Stanley Tsarwe, University of Namibia

With a dramatic political history, radio is today the number one source of news in Africa.

January 20, 2022

Dino Sossi, University of Toronto

The popularity of hashtags like #MeToo speaks to society’s increasing embrace of important issues like sexual assault and harassment

Stanley Tsarwe
Lecturer in Journalism, University of Namibia
Christina Chan-Meetoo
Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Mauritius
Modestus Fosu
Associate Professor in Language and Communication Studies, University of Media, Arts and Communication, Ghana Institute of Journalism
Dino Sossi
Adjunct Assistant Professor, OCAD University
Sisanda Nkoala
Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
Jacinta Mwende Maweu
Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, University of Nairobi
Marissa J. Moorman
Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
Aleeza Gerstein
Associate Professor in Microbiology and Statistics, University of Manitoba
S. Michelle Driedger
Professor of College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba
Matthew Facciani
Research Scientist, Yale University
Kristi Heather Kenyon
Associate Professor of Human Rights, University of Winnipeg