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Kidist Dejene teaches media literacy to her community
Fojo to conduct its second media consumption survey in Rwanda
Conference gathers national media around common challenges
Globally united to counter threats – #GIJC23 a huge success
Rwanda, Somalia and Ethiopia Journalism education exchange programme
Gender study launched in Somalia
Open Parly brings the Parliament to the people of Zimbabwe
World Environment Day: Driving sustainable journalism
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The Sustainable Journalism conference: shaping the future of journalism
Last week, the second conference on sustainable journalism took place at the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya. For three days, top-notch speakers, experts and enthusiasts shared knowledge, connected with peers and discovered the latest trends and innovations in the field.
New BA degree in journalism in Somalia
On the 2nd of March, the Somali National University hosted a launch of the new degree curriculum to inform that a Somali university now offers an internationally recognised BA degree in journalism.
Gender equality and media regulation: 3rd March press release
Gender equality is a public interest issue, upheld in international norms and most national Constitutions as a fundamental human right, with laws prohibiting discrimination.
The clip is from the launch of country reports of in-depth investigation in Bangladesh, Rwanda, Somalia, Sweden and Zimbabwe.
Open letter: Strong support to Ukrainian and Russian independent journalists is support for peace and democracy
Организации публицистов и журналистов Швеции подготовили совместный текст о значении свободы прессы во времена войны и необходимости предоставления российским журналистам возможности временного перемещения в демократические страны в условиях отсутствия свободы слова в их стране.
Open letter: Strong support to Ukrainian and Russian independent journalists is support for peace and democracy
Democratic countries must offer independent Russian journalists refuge when they are no longer able to act for free speech in their home country.
Why are women still poorly represented in news media? | Sarah Macharia on The Stream
Sarah Macharia lead researcher on the GMR study participated in an disucssion on Al Jazeera’s the Stream yesterday on why women are still poorly represented in the media, representing GMMP and WACC.
University learning tour
Fojo recently arranged a university exchange network tour in Rwanda, bringing together nine academics from as many universities in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Reflecting on Resilience: Fojo’s Conference for Media from Eastern Europe in Chisinau
How are Ukrainian media holding up and what are their survival strategies amidst the war? Is it possible to monetize media content during the sharp economic downturn in Eastern Europe? Is there anything independent media from Belarus and Russia can do for their communities while being in exile? How to encourage young people to consume quality journalism and how to combat the unprecedented propaganda influences?
These were the burning questions on everyone’s minds at Fojo’s Fourth Annual Experience Exchange Conference in Chisinau, Moldova. The topic for 2022 was “Practitioners to Practitioners: Content, Audience, and Monetization in the Times of Crisis”.
Rwanda: Annelie Frank shares her experience about being an expert mentor
Annelie Frank, Fojo’s own expert on fact-checking, worked as an expert mentor on the Rwanda Media Programme for two weeks recently. Being an expert mentor in Rwanda means offering your expertise on a voluntary basis. We asked her what it was like to be an expert mentor for Fojo in Rwanda.