# Don't misrepresent Africa

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBoulder 2011
- Speaker: Leslie Dodson
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/leslie_dodson_don_t_misrepresent_africa)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Don't misrepresent Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/leslie_dodson_don_t_misrepresent_africa/f8c70865d208), 12 min (TED's player)