My most striking takeaway from #IJF2022 is just how much of the work to reimagine journalism and build new models is being done by women, many of whom I'm proud to call friends.
It feels important to recognise that, and also to do better in supporting them. 🧵...
, it’s also been all-women DONORS who first supported our mission. If #journalism is to become more inclusive, #philanthropy needs to diversify as well. Lots of work to do!
The team @unbiasthenews constantly inspire me. Again, they're taking on the work that others simply talk about - a more equitable and inclusive production model to produce better journalism. Thank you @AbangMercy@_headquarters@hostwriter and @tabeszyk. https://unbiasthenews.org
Some of the highlights of the first day of the International Journalism Festival 2022, curated by the editorial team of the Reuters Institute #ijf22https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/international-journalism-festival-2022-what-we-learnt-perugia-about-future-news…
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting today, journalists from Alexandria, Dhaka, Lagos, Karachi, and Rotterdam can apply to take part in the #SinkingCities project with Unbias the News. Here's what you need to know (): https://unbiasthenews.org/sinking-cities-project-application/…
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« ...amid all the chaos, violence, and fear, some individuals with authority, be it on a train or at border control, unjustly decide who deserves to be helped. I see it as a statement from them that humanity is not for all. » Solidarity with #AfricansinUkrainehttps://twitter.com/wafaa_albadry/status/1499069529661620232…
In Karnataka, the exploitation of granite mines for private profit is an open secret. But the abuse and bondage faced by the people who work in these mines is overlooked by the public. How one family escaped⬇️✍️🏼
What’s the story behind #product thinking and how might it help you create content that’s relevant for your audience? I'm happy to share some of my lessons learned from applying product thinking at
Don't miss out on this great new training by our co-founder @tabeszyk.
: Product Thinking for Journalists
: January 20, 1pm CET
This training is for @Hostwriter members and #UnbiastheNews supporters. For more info, check out: https://steadyhq.com/fr/unbiasthenews/posts/8f9f264c-53bd-4049-a318-0101d0a60259…
who republish our stories in multiple languages. Special thanks to translators who save readers from being left at the mercy of automated translations! #translation#Ukrainian#Spanish
Our piece on #pressfreedom in #India by @anandankita has been republished in #Ukranian and #Spanish! https://es.globalvoices.org/2021/12/10/la-libertad-de-prensa-y-el-poder-judicial-indio/… & https://uk.globalvoices.org/2021/12/01/5832/…@globalvoices@GVinUkrainian@gvenespanol
We launched @unbiasthenews because we believe in practicing the kind of #journalism we would like to see in this world. Join our mission in making #journalism a less competitive and a more #inclusive and #collaborative space. Support our work: https://unbiasthenews.org/membership/@tabeszyk
?? I'm covering 2 tuitions for folks, especially anyone from historically marginalized backgrounds, who want to attend. Ping Anita directly if interested!
At 29$ each, check out these virtual January Workshops on things like Useful Tools for Journalists , Podcasting , Travel writing , Pandemic Reporting , or Intro to Product (With me!) https://journalism.cuny.edu/future-students/january-academy/…
I am also very excited and honored to bring @Hostwriter and @unbiasthenews forward in 2022, as one of the two new Managing Directors. I will be co-leading the organization with powerful @AbangMercy, and of course our team @tinaleeinberlin@zahrasalah0_0@higabyramirez@diekatja.
In 2019, we published the book “Unbias the News,” testing our approach of remote cross-border collaboration for the first time. We fell in 💜 with it and turned the project into our permanent mission! Kudos to editor-in-chief
In 2018, we won the Jury prize at the Google Impact Challenge ✨and produced a video series, introducing our mission of collaboration instead of competition: “You want to tell great stories? You’re not alone!”
My partner claims that he checked on social media when he wanted to know whether I would be home for the weekend. I’m afraid he was right! I'll never forget the NYT Democracy Forum with
Six months later, we launched live at #rp14 in Berlin. Our own excitement over connecting w/ international colleagues exceeded our expertise in product thinking at the time;) Still, the code was “good enough” to attract its first 100 registered members within a day 💪
„That would start with working to make our industry less systemically racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic etc. rather than tolerating, creating or working for platforms whose business models are built on (or pander to) hate and discrimination.“👏
, we just released a series of #crossborder stories about insect food culture in #Argentina, #Colombia, #Ecuador and #Mexico. But can culinary activists fight skepticism and change palates in time?
This is our biggest story yet. Check it out! 🔥
Have you ever feasted on cricket ceviche, or ant larvae with epazote and butter? Check out how #insects are shaping #food futures and how this relates to fighting #climatechange! Have fun exploring
I have just arrived at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to honour an invitation from the Monitoring Unit of the Inspector General of Police. They say my “name and phone number featured in an investigation” they are conducting.
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Grant opportunity: The @IWMF is taking applications for the Kim Wall Memorial Fund, which will provide two $5,000 reporting grants to women/NB journalists covering subculture and what Kim liked to call “the undercurrents of rebellion.” Deadline: Dec. 16.
https://iwmf.submittable.com/submit/207901/kim-wall-memorial-fund…
My latest publication has been a journey of transformation from silence to language + action (🙏🏾 Audre Lorde).
Grateful to feminist transnational journalists
just released an updated #diversity-guide✨ I hope that globally, newsrooms will learn from each other in an effort to *finally* make the industry representative of the audiences it serves:
"Can you check your activism at the door?" Black Canadian journalist datejie cheko green shows how the full range of newsroom practices - from #recruitment to editorial workflows - need to change to make #journalism a more inclusive space. Dear newsrooms: It's 2021, come on!!!
Under #whitesupremacy, Black #Canadian#journalists see their very existence as a radical act. Find out more in our latest piece here:
https://unbiasthenews.org/can-you-check-your-activism-at-the-door-racism-canadian-journalism/…
Thank you amazing all-women team for making all of this possible! #Thanksgiving@tabeszyk@_headquarters@AbangMercy@tinaleeinberlin@purpleromeropo@wafaa_albadry@anandankita@higabyramirez@zahrasalah0_0#Thanksgiving