How xenophobia went viral in South Africa | The Listening Post

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South Africa is experiencing an ugly wave of xenophobia driven by a coordinated digital campaign by anti-migrant groups. As prejudiced rhetoric seeps into mainstream news coverage, a growing number of South African journalists are trying to figure out who's really pulling the strings behind the movement. Contributors:  Qaanitah Hunter – Host, The Debrief Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo - Senior research consultant, Institute for Security Studies Haru Mutasa – Correspondent, Al Jazeera English Herman Wasserman – Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University On our radar In Venezuela, a natural disaster has exposed the state’s failures and officials have imposed tight controls on journalists trying to cover the story. Tariq Nafi looks at the government’s heavy-handed methods to control the narrative. The Social Media Ban Governments around the world are trying to solve one of the defining parenting challenges of the digital age: what to do about teenagers and social media. The Listening Po

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