Abbas El-Tegani: Hate speech and its impact on the media environment in Sudan

13/09/2023

Mr. Abbas El-Tegani Mohammed Saleh is a researcher in the field of peace and media studies. He is one of the founders of the Salaam Media Center for Cultural Studies and Development and works as an independent consultant. In this interview, he speaks about the diverse manifestations of hate speech that existed in Sudan before the war, its escalation following the onset of the armed conflict on April 15th, the complexities posed by social media networks and how these developments impact Sudan’s media environment.

Time stamps:

00:48 Background on hate speech in Sudan pre-war
02:27 Proliferation of hate speech after the outbreak of the war
03:12 Diverse manifestations of hate speech in Sudan
04:44 Strategies for journalists to mitigate bias in their reporting
06:39 Unconscious bias
09:45 Upholding journalistic ethics amidst challenges

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