The Hadza people (or Hadzabe) are a small ethnic group who call Tanzania’s Lake Eyasi home and have been the subject of tourism for nearly 40 years now. They were recently visited by American celebrity doctors Anthony Gustin and Paul Saladino, who likened them to ancient humans. In their podcast, they describe the partly hunter-gatherer Hadzabe as almost alien-like, calling them “wild”. Andrew Harvey, who has worked with the Hadza people extensively, argues tourists only value the Hadzabe for their entertainment value and not as fellow human beings. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
