Student blog | Global Media Labhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/The Global Media Lab brings together researchers from around the world to conduct collaborative research about media, journalism, and politics. The lab is based at Lafayette College.enDocumenting artisanal gold mining in Bunda and Dodomahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/oconnell-summer-2025/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/oconnell-summer-2025/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:05:00 -0400Aiden O’Connell spent his 2025 summer fellowship researching artisanal gold mining and mercury exposure, with help from local journalists.Researching disability rights in Tanzania from Washington, D.C.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/nivin-summer-2025/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/nivin-summer-2025/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:04:00 -0400Savannah Nivin interviewed journalists, clinicians, and educators about disability stigma and services in Tanzania, and learned R along the way.Beach cleanups and solar lanterns in Dar es Salaamhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/wagner-summer-2025/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/wagner-summer-2025/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:03:00 -0400Athena Wagner worked with CoastClean Tanzania and analyzed how health and climate news affect demand for solar lanterns.A month at the Economic and Social Research Foundationhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/brewer-summer-2025/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/brewer-summer-2025/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:02:00 -0400Bode Brewer revised proposals for ESRF studies of civic engagement among Tanzanian students and took Swahili lessons at the office.Presenting at the African Studies Associationhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-asa-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-asa-2024/Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500Ben Risley presented a new design for studying how radio journalism shapes whom citizens blame for poor services.Social media activism for Indigenous land rightshttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/kipnis-maasai-land-rights/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/kipnis-maasai-land-rights/Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500Alana Kipnis describes her project on the media strategies Maasai communities use to resist land evictions in Loliondo.Using GIS for public health in Tanzaniahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-gis-public-health/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-gis-public-health/Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400Ben Risley learned QGIS to map vaccination rates, survey progress, and radio listenership for the Afya Yako project.Six weeks on a human trafficking pilot in Tanzaniahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/tang-summer-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/tang-summer-2024/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:05:00 -0400Isabella Tang helped design a pilot on religious leaders and human trafficking, and met with organizations that support survivors.Finding my footing in Dar es Salaamhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/brown-summer-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/brown-summer-2024/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:04:00 -0400Alex Brown writes about a difficult start to the summer and research on environmental and refugee issues.Learning outside the classroom at ESRFhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/ali-summer-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/ali-summer-2024/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:03:00 -0400Saira Ali worked on the Afya Yako health misinformation project and asked how Tanzania’s history shapes its civil society.A month in Dar es Salaamhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/kipnis-summer-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/kipnis-summer-2024/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:02:00 -0400Alana Kipnis managed survey data for a health study, worked on ESRF’s social media strategy, and began researching Maasai land disputes.Lessons from a summer at ESRFhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-summer-2024/https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/blog/risley-summer-2024/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400Ben Risley supported the Afya Yako survey, tested SurveyCTO instruments, and sat in on enumerator training.