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Don't misrepresent Africa

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Leslie Dodson |

TEDxBoulder 2011

• September 2011

Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn't a country, and it's not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. She calls for journalists, researchers and NGOs to stop representing entire continents as one big tragedy.

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Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn't a country, and it's not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. She calls for journalists, researchers and NGOs to stop representing entire continents as one big tragedy.

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Leslie Dodson’s work has taken her from Latin America to Indonesia covering international finance, economics, and politics.

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