Her Media Diary
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Dr Yemisi Akinbobola dives into the lived experiences of successful African women in medla. Her personal interview style takes you on the life journey of these leading women. You will be inspired, laugh, but most of all you will be empowered knowing that you too can make it in the media industry.
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Her Media Diary Episode 19: 'Finding Your Tribe' with Comfort Mussa
November 21, 2023 07:59 - 55 minutes - 76 MBComfort Mussa is a prolific, multi-award-winning Cameroonian journalist with over 15 years of experience covering underreported stories, with a special focus on issues affecting women and girls. Comfort's story speaks to all women out there who experience any form of chastisement for speaking up for themselves and refusing to conform to social constructs. She strongly advocates the need for female journalists to find their tribes and belong to groups that would push them to do better. ...
Her Media Diary Episode 18: "Amplifying the Voice of Mother Nature" With Annonciata Byukusenge
November 15, 2023 09:06 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBAnnonciata Byukusenge is a multimedia journalist with 12 years of experience. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Rwanda and a certificate in Media Management from Women in News. She has worked with a number of media houses and NGOs including rwandanews24 and theforefrontmagazine. In this episode, Annonciata talks about her passion for environmental reporting and how she nurtured the desire to advocate for the environment through the media ...
Her Media Diary Episode 17: "Environmental Reporting Using Gender Lens" With Annie Zulu
October 31, 2023 07:48 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBAnnie Zulu is an accomplished freelance journalist with a remarkable career in the media industry spanning over 7 years. She has earned numerous awards for her outstanding contribution to Journalism. Her focus is on investigative stories that are often underreported, particularly those that address issues affecting women, children, climate change, and the environment. In this episode, Annie shares her unique experiences while navigating the media industry as a female freelance journalist f...
Her Media Diary Episode 16: “Nobody knows that story unless you tell it” With Marverine Cole
June 27, 2023 13:25 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBMarverine Cole is a multi-award-winning broadcaster and journalist with over 30 years of experience working as a reporter and news anchor for the UK’s leading media stations including the BBC She has produced several radio documentaries, including Black Girls Don’t Cry which earned her ‘Journalist of the Year’ at the Mind Media Awards in 2019. In this episode, Marverine shares her journey up the media ladder as a black woman in a white-dominated UK society where a person’s skin colour...
Her Media Diary Episode 15: "Know when it's time to check out" with Verah Okeyo
January 23, 2023 15:40 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBVerah Okeyo is an award-winning journalist, communications manager, and media trainer with over ten years of experience covering global health with a focus on maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and underrepresented communities. In this episode, Verah shares her journey from her childhood to the newsroom while battling with clinical depression. She shares the strategies she developed to manage her mental health and how her lived experiences have helped shape a set of values t...
Her Media Diary Episode 12."Taking Brave steps" with Adelle Onyango
January 17, 2023 15:50 - 55 minutes - 128 MBAdelle Onyango is a Kenyan media personality, podcaster and founder of the Adelle Onyango Initiative, an organisation that empowers youth and provides psycho-social support to African women survivors of rape. Through her podcast, Legally Clueless, she captures the raw human stories of everyday Africans. In this episode, Adelle shares the stories behind the many brave steps she has taken, from her career to her activism and use of media to tackle gender-based violence. Adelle's story e...
Her Media Diary Episode 14: "Getting my life back!" with Qaanitah Hunter
January 17, 2023 13:56 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBQaanitah Hunter is a multiple award-winning journalist and political editor at News24, South Africa. She is the author of 'Balance of Power: Ramaphosa and the future of South Africa' and recently co-authored a book called 'Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set South Africa alight'. In this episode, Qaanitah shares her journey from childhood through her rise to fame and finding a voice to advocate for mental health after battling with depression. Qaanitah’s story is that o...
Her Media Diary Episode 13: "Draw the Line" with Moyo Thomas
January 17, 2023 13:16 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBMoyo Thomas is a news reporter and strategic communications specialist. Describing herself as a humanist and a womanist she is a sexual and gender-based violence advocate fighting for women's rights, security and safety. In this episode, Moyo Thomas discusses the representation and presentation of sexual harassment and gender-based violence in Nigerian media and the cultural dimensions of gender equality. Her call to journalists and media organisations is to be proactive in challenging...
Her Media Diary Episode 11: "I want to help the survivors" with Soyem Osakwe
November 14, 2022 13:16 - 41 minutes - 95.7 MBSoyem Osakwe is a specialist in Global communications, campaigns and advocacy. In this episode, Soyem speaks passionately about her work using effective communications strategies to raise awareness and advocate against gender-based violence. If you are a journalist or content creator, if you work for an NGO or simply want to lend your voice to real change, then you'd want to listen to this episode as Soyem shares essential tips on how she has successfully worked with ambassadors, celebrities...
Her Media Diary Episode 10: "Let's all be Bad Girls!" with Rachel Ombaka
November 07, 2022 08:05 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBIn this episode Yemisi Akinbobola Interviews @rachel_ombaka media editor, trainer and public speaker shares her experiences of sexual harassment in the newsroom and speaks passionately about her activism against this. Her interview is honest and personal, as she shares how childhood memories of gender-based violence impacted her own relationship with her daughter and how these experiences have shaped her championing and training others to rise up against sexual harassment in Kenyan newsroo...
TRAILER: Her Media Diary
October 31, 2022 14:18 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBIntroducing Her Media Diary, a podcast where Dr Yemisi Akinbobola speaks to some of the most influential women leaders in media. From intimate experiences of workplace dynamics to burning global issues like climate change, food security, and peacebuilding. Her Media Diary tackles these topics and more. Bringing you first-person accounts and solutions from across the world. Her Media Diary podcast is a product of African Women in Media (AWiM). Find out more about AWiM https://africanwomenin...
Her Media Diary Episode 9: Julia Majale
May 24, 2021 06:28 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode of #HerMediaDiary Kenyan journalist, Julia Majale talks about her journey to becoming the Managing Editor of Tuko Media. Julia discusses how her early life shaped her leadership skills and the enduring influence of her father and grandmother. She challenges journalists to seize opportunities and to take on extra roles that stretch them, put them on the path of growth and open doors to even more opportunities. We also discuss: Being intentional about creating a work enviro...
SPECIAL SERIES: Labour Migration Reporting Ep 4: Why we need more women on the labour migration beat
April 12, 2021 11:25 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBThis podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode we discuss: AWiM Co-founder and CEO Dr Yemisi Akinbobola talks about why it is important to support more women in media to get into labour migration reporting AWiM's ...
SPECIAL SERIES: Labour Migration Reporting Ep 3: Experiences of women who migrate for work
April 05, 2021 15:23 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBThis podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode we discuss: The experiences of first- and second-generation African migrants who started businesses in the US and the UK Migration that occurs within countries termed...
SPECIAL SERIES: Labour Migration Reporting Ep 2: Reporting trends on the continent
February 26, 2021 12:16 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBThis podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa, and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. In this episode we discuss: Labour migration reporting trends in Africa with Sumeya Gasa, award-winning multimedia journalist and former AWiM News Editor in Chief Terms used in migr...
SPECIAL SERIES: Labour Migration Reporting Ep 1: Contextualising labour migration on the continent
January 29, 2021 12:52 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBThis podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa, and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. The series focuses on gendered stories that highlight how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for journalists who report on labour migration issues. Hosted and Produced by Andy Mkosi for African Women in Media
Her Media Diary Episode 8: Nelisiwe Nkosi
January 21, 2021 14:04 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBHer Media Diary Episode 8: Nelisiwe Nkosi In this episode, South African photographer, Nelisiwe Nkosi talks about how photography helped her work through the trauma of being sexually assaulted on two occasions. Her photographic series, “Breakeven” expresses the feelings of shame, violation, vulnerability and a yearning to be invisible. “Breakeven” went on to be exhibited at prestigious and even earned her a spot in the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans' list in 2020.
Her media diary episode 7: Josephine Mahachi
September 14, 2020 10:17 - 49 minutes - 147 MB VideoIn this episode of Her Media Diary with Josephine Mahachi, A Deutsche Welle Journalist, founder of Click Africa and host of Live Chat with Josey, we talk conquering fears, perseverance, support systems and strength. Growing up in a family where the girl child played second fiddle to the boy child, she defied all odds and self-sponsored herself into Journalism school. Her determination and the inspiration she got from Oprah Winfrey saw her wanting to change the narrative of how Africa is po...
#HerMediaDiary Episode 6 with Arit Okpo
September 06, 2020 04:12 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MB“If we focus less on leaving a good impression and focus more on presenting the best impression of who we are, we stand a chance of then giving people the truest, most authentic picture of ourselves”. Arit Okpo, is a television presenter, voice over artist, documentary filmmaker, TV producer, and current host of CNN African Voices ...and a food lover. In this episode of Her Media Diary, Arit talks about growing up, her experiences in school and her work. A curious child who grew up to b...
Her Media Diary Episode 5: Diana Nielle
August 27, 2020 11:12 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBThis week on #HerMediaDiary Podcast, I interview South African award-winning journalist, documentary and film director, Diana Neille. Diana discusses business models, taking storytelling for brands to a new level by involving journalism in traditional advertising and building credibility. She challenges journalists to dig deep and find new ways of making the profession sustainable again. In her quest to find sustainable business models for journalism, she left the safety of her mainstrea...
Her Media Diary Episode 4: Christine Mungai
August 23, 2020 21:22 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MB‘Your network is your networth’ is an adage that we often hear about. In this episode, Kenyan multiple-award winning journalist and writer Christine Mungai, shares with us how her network paved her way into journalism after studying for a science degree. Her journey is aspiring and intriguing as she chronicles how she goes beyond descriptive journalism into analytic journalism, making her work outstanding. Christine shares how we need to wrap our story ideas in the “wrapping paper of the ed...
Her Media Diary Episode 3: Bassey Ikpi
July 27, 2020 11:54 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBIt was a privilege to interview the writer, performer, and advocate Bassey Ikpi for the third episode of #HerMediaDiary podcast. We talk writing, finding yourself and mental health. Bassey talks about her diagnosis of bipolar and her journey in developing a successful career. This interview was recorded in October 2018, and since then her book ‘I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying’, was published and became a New York Times Bestseller. The book “explores her life--as a Nigerian-American im...
Her Media Diary Episode 2: Ruona Meyers
July 17, 2020 08:48 - 50 minutes - 70 MBIn this episode with Emmy-nominated journalist, Ruona J. Meyer, we discuss investigative journalism, how to pitch yourself and your stories, and making use of the platforms available to you. Her undercover investigation ‘Sweet, Sweet Codeine’ highlighted the plight of young Nigerians addicted to codeine syrup. Less that 24 hours of broadcasting Sweet, Sweet Codeine, the import and manufacture of codeine-based syrup was banned by the Nigerian government. In 2019, Ruona became the first Niger...
Mental Health of Journalists
May 01, 2020 00:18 - 29 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode, we speak about the mental health of journalists and duty of care of editors and senior management in news organisations, to journalists. Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, is joined by Qaanitah Hunter, Politics Editor at South Africa's News24, and Stephanie Busari, Editor at CNN Africa.
Fact-checking and Verification
April 24, 2020 01:50 - 32 minutes - 28.2 MBIn our third episode of our four-part podcast series, Covid-19 for Journalists, Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is joined by Jane Godia, Capacity Building Manager, Africa, for WAN-IFRA's Women in News; Motunrayo Joel, Africa Checks' Nigeria deputy editor, and Paul Bradshaw, BBC data journalist and Associate Professor at Birmingham City University. We talk about the differences between fact-checking and verification, how newsrooms are fact-checking world leaders like Donald Trump, and the need for med...
Innovative Reporting of COVID-19
April 16, 2020 16:34 - 40 minutes - 34 MBIn this second episode of COVID-19 for Journalists, we discuss innovative reporting and exploring emerging best practices. I am joined by Ferial Haffajee, Daily Maverick, South Africa; Chidi Uguru, Big Cabal Media, Nigeria; Blaise Aboh, Orodata, Nigeria; Culton Scovia from Uganda, and Eunice Kilonzo from Kenya. We talk: Maps, surveillance, digital tracking, missing narratives, solutions journalism, mobile journalism, curfew and movement, privacy v public health and telling the good news.
Safety and Responsibility in Reporting COVID-19
April 08, 2020 20:34 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBThis is the first of a four-part podcast series called COVID-19 for Journalists. In this episode we speak with Queenter Mbori and Maria Salazar-Ferro. Queenter Mbori is an Editor with The Standard Group and the President Standard Group Women Network. Maria Salazar Ferro is director of CPJ’s Emergencies Department, overseeing the organization’s assistance and safety work worldwide. She is president of the board of the ACOS (A Culture of Safety) Alliance, a coalition aimed at improving ...
Hodan Nalayeh, Founder Integration TV
July 12, 2019 21:47 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBHodan Nalayeh was the founder of Integration TV, a platform she set up to change the narrative of Somalia. She talks about starting up a digital platform, developing your brand, and effective use of digital. Hodan was killed in an Al-Shabaab bombing on 12 July 2019.