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 […]
Meet the #RCCE2020 Trainers
The #RCCE200 project from African Women in Media in partnership with UNESCO under the framework of the IPDC is pleased to present the trainers for the Risk Communication and Community Engagement training. Meet the trainers; Trainer: Ruona Meyer Bio: Ruona Meyer is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with 17 yearsâ experience in print, radio, wire agency, TV and digital outlets across […]
Project #RCCE Launches Today and Participants are Thrilled about whatâs to come
African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with UNESCO under the framework of the IPDC announces the kick off/ launch of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement project (RCCE) today, July 1, 2020. This project which received applications from over 600 female journalists from Eastern Africa with interest in the areas of health/risk communication and community engagement in light of the Covid 19 global pandemic. The […]
VACANCY: Media and Communications Officer
As we move close to the fourth conference scheduled for July 29-31 in South Africa (here’s the concept of AWiM 2020 [PDF] )we are delighted at the realization that the AWiM family is growing. Therefore, we invite applications for a qualified person for a full-time role of a Media and Communications Officer! The officer, who […]
Conversation with Christabel Ligami
Christabel Ligami, one of the award winners at the awim19 conference shares snippets of her career journey while talking about the place of data and policy in journalism. Please tell us about yourself My name is Christabel Ligami, a Kenyan freelance journalist. I am a multi-award-winning journalist both internationally and regionally. I have a masterâs […]
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 […]
Event highlights approaches to fighting misinformation in African newsrooms
In July, journalists across Africa gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to showcase the reporting produced by African women working in a variety of media. At this yearâs African Women in the Media (AWiM) conference, which was started in 2016 by Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola, and has as its mission to positively impact the way media functions in […]
Event highlights approaches to fighting misinformation in African newsrooms
In July, journalists across Africa gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to showcase the reporting produced by African women working in a variety of media. At this yearâs African Women in the Media (AWiM) conference, which was started in 2016 by Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola, and has as its mission to positively impact the way media functions in […]
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 […]
