Temple Uwalaka

A Lecturer and Researcher. My research interests include digital activism, digital journalism, political public relations, and the use of online and mobile med

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

#Journalists in #Nigeria face severe threats, including death and torture, mainly from police and politicians. The digital age complicates their safety. 📰⚠️

https://t.co/mBEU5SJhQo

💻 Temple Uwalaka, @UniCanberra
#Politics

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Nigerian journalists are harassed by the public, the state and paid ‘data boys’ – what must change https://t.co/Qqr1N5rTdR via @TC_Africa

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‘Just a Vile Behaviour’: Appraising Networked Responses to the Physical Assault of 7News Reporter in Melbourne, Australia - Temple Uwalaka, 2025 https://t.co/Lb0fx0tQYD

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@dmightyangel @abikedabiri @dmightyangel while the guy might have erroneously stated that nobody knew Madam Abike before 2014, he was far more balanced in his post than the replies that are underneath your post. The comparison is Prof Dora. I dare say, that Dora was more impact ful and better known.

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New Publication!
Their responses to the attacked @tvcnewsng, created an ‘abusive echo chamber’ where profanities, ad hominem invective, hyperbolic vulgarity and extravagant imagery of violence were present.

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Hostility towards the Press in Nigeria: Examining Online Responses to the Burning of TVC Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria - Temple Uwalaka, Fred Amadi, Stella Chinyere Enyindah, 2024 https://t.co/nPbE6f1ve1

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Hostility towards the Press in Nigeria: Examining Online Responses to the Burning of TVC Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria - Temple Uwalaka, Fred Amadi, Stella Chinyere Enyindah, 2024 https://t.co/nPbE6f1ve1

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New Publication!
Social media influencers and political influence operations: The Data Boys example in Nigeria - Temple Uwalaka, Fred Amadi, Stella C Enyindah, 2024 https://t.co/EZ6I1z6OZd

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@claesdevreese The best news! Cape Town, it is.

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@hwasser @icahdq Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. Prof @hwasser you have really powered this through. You have be a champion for Africa and the Global South in ICA. Thank you.

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@godwin_simon1 @ksanson @drjmkang @KimFoxWOSU @tugcebidav @smitmehta Congratulations @godwin_simon1

[African Journalism Studies (AJS) @AfrJournStud]

AJS Editor-in-Chief, Herman Wasserman @hwasser presenting the 2024 AJS Best Paper Award to Tammy Matthews @tammyraeprof for her paper “Enhancing social change: Nurturing nuanced comm for addressing gender-based violence within Namibian LGBTQI+ communities at ICA conf in GoldCoast

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@DrUzuegbunam @AfrJournStud @NRF_News @Rhodes_Uni @RhodesResearch @Rhodes_JMS Congratulations, Dr @DrUzuegbunam. The cap fits!

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@nwala_bigman @wokoro @amadi_fred.

[MIA @Media_Int_Aus]

In this #OnlineFirst and #OpenAccess article, @TUwalaka, Azubuike Fred Amadi, Bigman Nwala, and Peter Wokoro interview over 50 Nigerian citizens to uncover the motivations behind - and potential deterrents to - the online harassment of Nigerian journalists https://t.co/nv9eehVfwA

[MIA @Media_Int_Aus]

In this #OnlineFirst and #OpenAccess article, @TUwalaka, Azubuike Fred Amadi, Bigman Nwala, and Peter Wokoro interview over 50 Nigerian citizens to uncover the motivations behind - and potential deterrents to - the online harassment of Nigerian journalists https://t.co/nv9eehVfwA

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@DrUzuegbunam @IAS_NUQ @NUQatar Congratulations Dr!@DrUzuegbunam.

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New publication in @AfrJournStud "One Finger Picks Oil, It Reaches Others”: An Examination of Nigerian Journalists’ Perspective on Motivations for Online Harassment https://t.co/QH52UyCFt3