My Journey of Journalism Transformation has just began with AWiM By Lilian Museka
As I walk through Lindi area of Kibra, the largest slum in Kenya and Africa to conduct interviews for my pitch, so many questions linger in my mind considering the rate of crime; how safe am I? How safe are my equipment? Could there be someone tracking me since I look more of a stranger? […]
How Journalists can stay safe while reporting Covid 19
Safety especially journalist safety is very vital in this day and age we find ourselves. The corona virus pandemic has heightened the already present need for safety of journalists and now more than ever, journalists who are at the war front with health care workers deserve to be safe. Journalists in a bid to bring […]
Conversation with Mary Mwendwa
Mary Mwendwa, a Journalist with a background in science tells us why she pitched her award-winning story at the AWIM19 pitch zone and tells us why she tells stories from a place of depth and passion. Please tell us about yourself I am a freelance journalist and editor for an online publication calledâŠwww.talkafrica.co.ke ( Talkafrica) […]
Conversation with Zahara Tunda
Zahara Tunda, one of the award winners at the just concluded African Women in Media Conference lets us into her world as she talks about her background, professional journey and drive for data journalism in this interview. Kindly tell us about yourself My name is Zahara Tunda and I was born in 1994, in Dar […]
Towards #AWIM19-Scholarships in a Click
Almost 365 days after the last African Women in Media conference, a new one beckons with even greater prospects. For media professionals who champion the economic empowerment of women and challenging the stereotypical representations of African women and womenâs rights issues, the annual conference is a gathering of the best and upcoming in different sectors […]
Towards #AWIM19-Scholarships in a Click
Almost 365 days after the last African Women in Media conference, a new one beckons with even greater prospects. For media professionals who champion the economic empowerment of women and challenging the stereotypical representations of African women and womenâs rights issues, the annual conference is a gathering of the best and upcoming in different sectors […]
Conversation with Christine Mungai
Can you share with us a bit about your journey? Iâm a writer and journalist based in Nairobi and with eight years of newsroom experience. My journalism career began in 2010 when I joined The East African newspaper, where I reported on politics, security, business, culture and the arts. In 2014, I joined the Mail […]
Panel Discussion Day Two 1 #AWIM18
AWIM17 The Highlights
The 2017 edition of the AWIM conference (#AWIM17) held at the Birmingham City University at a time that I was heavily pregnant with my third child. It was only 6 weeks to my due date. The conference focused on the kind of African women that work in British media, the issues around the representation of […]
Conversation With Chika Oduah
Chika Oduah is an award-winning multimedia journalist, poet, writer and photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, CNN, The Atlantic, National Geographic magazine, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, among other media outlets. As a broadcast reporter and commentator on current affairs in Africa, she has appeared on-air for […]
