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Dr. Bette Dam

@BetteDam

Dr. en Journo. Unheard @Towcenter @Columbiajourn. Book on coverage US' most wanted: https://nitter.gq/t.co/vHqq0qwSf0 TEDTalk: https://nitter.gq/t.co/RTXqE9lGVV

 Currently in Amsterdam
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Joined January 2009
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🚨 New project alert! 🚨 The @TowCenter at @columbiajourn & investigative journalist @BetteDam are launching UNHEARD, a groundbreaking AI-driven initiative to audit news sources and uncover overlooked narratives in journalism. 📰🔍 #MediaTransparency
Tow Center (@TowCenter) profile pictureTow Center@TowCenter20 Feb 2025
Can LLMs be helpful in creating source audits? The Tow Center helped a reporter who spent 15 years covering Afghanistan identify who got to shape the narrative. cjr.org/tow_center/unheard-u…
UNHEARD: Using large language models to conduct source audits of the news.

UNHEARD: Using large language models to conduct source audits of the news.

Using large language models to conduct source audits of the news.

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Every story begins with a choice: who to listen to. In times of growing doubt about journalism, returning to this question of sourcing feels urgent. We’ll workshop in Perugia at the @journalismfest Unheard’s session: Friday at 11:30. journalismfestival.com/progr…
Whose voice is missing from your story? Let’s test it—together

Whose voice is missing from your story? Let’s test it—together

Unheard starts from a simple idea: instead of debating media quality, we can look more closely at how journalism is made—especially who gets to speak. Like an annual check-up, we scan articles for...

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Thanks to @pulitzercenter and in cooperation with @TowCenter
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Unfortunately, yes.
Asrar Syeed (@AsrarSyeed1) profile pictureAsrar Syeed@AsrarSyeed1Mar 15
“The first is a promise from Allah. The second is a promise from President Bush. We will see which promise turns out to be true”- Mullah Omar Read this by @BetteDam ,over the last few days, & what a timing as U.S fights another so called war against “Terror”. #IranWar‌
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SlimGrisson@SlimGrisson4 Dec 2025
Replying to @BetteDam
@BetteDam Just read your fantastic book on Mullah Omar. After having read Ahmed Rashid’s works before; your book offered a fresh, beguiling and a frankly persuasive perspective on Taliban & this fascinating country. Thank you.
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Kandahar is still without wifi- 4g is so unstable that filling in a form for a visa is not easy. The Kabul area has wifi but it makes one wonder how many other provinces are in the same situation as Kandahar.
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Only government offices in Kandahar have wifi.
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Follow the flotilla here with live coverage - they have reached the risky zone. The last flotilla was intercepted in this same zone. nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1RDGlApVW…
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Live: Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla off Gaza coast

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this is not a ceasefire but it's concrete and accountable. What will the EU do if Israel refuses? (the beach has been fully closed in Gaza this week; it's 36 C)
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'Are they going to ban the air next?': IDF reiterates ban on Gazans entering the sea

'Are they going to ban the air next?': IDF reiterates ban on Gazans entering the sea

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"BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age" owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-w…
BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR

BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR

A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age

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Good journalism on the status of Afghanistan - worth your time.
Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 (@alibomaye) profile pictureAli M Latifi 🇦🇫@alibomaye2 Jul 2025
'Could (and should) private investors make up for US aid cuts in Afghanistan?' I spoke to @FAziziOfficial @binshah and @ABCDXB2005 about investing in Afghanistan and what role private investors can play in addressing the humanitarian need in the country thenewhumanitarian.org/analy…
Could (and should) private investors make up for US aid cuts in Afghanistan?

Could (and should) private investors make up for US aid cuts in Afghanistan?

A senior US diplomat recently indicated that the United States will no longer provide financial assistance, saying private investors must do more.

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Sanjay Kumar
@destinydefier1 Jul 2025
Have you listened to Making Peace Visible yet? Check it out here: making-peace-visible.simplec… listening to @BetteDam on Afghanistan is a treat. One of the few journalists who really tried to understand Afghanistan not from the prism of the western world but from the Afghan prism.
Making Peace Visible

Making Peace Visible

In light of US missile strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and subsequent retaliation in an escalating regional conflict, we're revisiting one of our best episodes -- on how Western media covers war.

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Journalist Reza Sayah (based in Iran) says the corporate news model often works to perpetuate conflicts. But, another way is possible. makingpeacevisible.org/reza-… @makingpeaceviz
MPV Podcast | Reza Sayah: Reporting from Iran with a bias towards peace — Making Peace Visible

MPV Podcast | Reza Sayah: Reporting from Iran with a bias towards peace — Making Peace Visible

Reza Sayah discusses the limits of broadcast news and how journalism can move beyond sensationalism to foster nuance and peace.

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Historical context: good compilation of the dozens of times Bibi claimed how 'eminent the danger is of Iran is' - it goes back to 1995.
dr. Marina (@mmeeuw) profile picturedr. Marina@mmeeuw19 Jun 2025
Netanyahu zegt al sinds 1995 (!!!) dat Iran binnen afzienbare tijd een kernbom zal ontwikkelen. Dat is al 30 jaar. Zo acuut is die dreiging dus niet. #IsraelIranConflict
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1/ 🚨 Iranian source reports that 18 Afghan nationals were arrested in the Mehr Abad area of Mashhad city. They allegedly conspired against sensitive targets on behalf of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.
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We need more voices in #pakistan and #india to #SayNoToWar #DEESCALATENOw m.rediff.com/news/commentary…
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James Durso
@james_durso21 Mar 2025
Interesting view from 2014 on how #Afghanistan might have turned out. @bettedam tinyurl.com/3r3wf422
The Misunderstanding of Hamid Karzai

The Misunderstanding of Hamid Karzai

Afghanistan's president of 13 years exits the stage, and leaves behind him a slew of missed opportunities.

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