By 
Leslie Dodson
 | 
TEDx Talk

Don't misrepresent Africa

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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