Coronavirus (COVID-19) Reporting Resources
Websites Data and information Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) World Health Organisation coronavirus updates Google Schema: Testing Facilities Global Health Security Index AMREF Health Africa Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Data Journalism resources Keeping people safe and informed about COVID_19 (by Facebook) First Draft’s Tips and Guides for Covering COVID-19 World Health Organization […]
Rest in Peace Hodan Nalayeh: Her Story in Her Own Words
Hodan Nalayeh was the founder of Integration TV, a platform she set up so that she can change the narrative of Somalia in the news. She was killed in an Al-Shabaab bombing today, alongside her husband, and leaves behind two children. I was fortunate to interview Hodan in March for our podcast Her Media Diary. […]
How to Get a Grant
Becoming a grantee of the 2017/18 International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Howard Buffet Fund for Women Journalists, was a rare opportunity for me which has boosted my career. I am passionate about reporting issues relating to women development in my community, and the grant gave me the opportunity to reach more women in their localities and […]
How to Get a Grant
Becoming a grantee of the 2017/18 International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Howard Buffet Fund for Women Journalists, was a rare opportunity for me which has boosted my career. I am passionate about reporting issues relating to women development in my community, and the grant gave me the opportunity to reach more women in their localities and […]
The Inverted Pyramid is dying; don’t let your writing follow suit
Finally, after centuries in journalism schools, conferences and seminars, the inverted pyramid style of news writing is on its last legs. Dying out, the ghosts of this method can often be seen in traditional newspaper writing and radio bulletins. Don’t take my word for it; there’s a whole raft of academic papers and features on […]
How to Use Your Instagram as a Calling Card
Let’s face it; Instagram is like fufu, mieliepap, ugali or banku – you either like it and indulge all the time, or you don’t. But what none of us can deny is that Instagram is indeed one of several meals that enrich the soup called social media. Whether you have 500k followers or 50 followers, […]
VIDEO: Gabriela Torres ‘What Makes Women Click’
With over 20 year experience of journalism in television, radio, print, online and social media production across two continents and five countries, Gabriela Torres is currently BBC World Service Social Media Women Engagement champion. As part of BBC Digital Development team, she has lead innovative projects focusing on engagement, audience growth and newsroom workflows providing […]
