In December 2020, African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) held the Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony. Abdel Aziz Hali won the the top spot in the Economic Impact of Migration category. In this interview with AWiMNews, Abdel Aziz discusses…
Whether it be a Facebook post, a tweet or photo uploaded on Instagram, users of digital platforms are always producing, sharing and consuming information online. Digital content creation is an increasingly profitable sector. Advertisers spent US$500 million in podcast advertising alone. TikTok was named Brand of the Year for 2020, ending the year with……...
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Read the full report here. Overview This report set out to research the barriers and obstacles faced by women journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, obstacles that hinder them from entering, progressing, and/or staying in journalism. Thus, the title Barriers to Women Journalists speaks to the varying types of obstacles experienced at various stages in their career. Whilst the report identifies a…
En décembre 2020, African Women in Media (AWiM), en partenariat avec l’Union africaine (UA), International Labour Migration (OIT) et l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM), a organisé la cérémonie de remise des Labour Migration Media Awards. Chahreddine Berriah a remporté la première place dans la catégorie des droits des migrants. Dans cette interview avec AWiMNews,…
En décembre 2020, African Women in Media (AWiM), en partenariat avec l’Union africaine (UA), International Labour Migration (OIT) et l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM), a organisé la cérémonie de remise des Labour Migration Media Awards. Abdoulaye Balbone a remporté la première place dans la catégorie Envois de fonds et contributions de la diaspora. Dans…
In December 2020, African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) held the Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony. Judie Kaberia’s story titled, “New human trafficking routes identified in Kenya ” won the the top spot in the health and migration category….
18 December 2020 – After battling it out in the Labour Migration Reporting awards, eight journalists from across Africa walked away with $500 each at a colourful virtual ceremony held on International Migrants Day. The winners are expected to use the grant to contribute to the labour migration discourse through their reporting assignments over the…
JOIN US FOR THE LIVE AWARD CEREMONY ON 18 DECEMBER, 11:00 – 13:00 GMT. REGISTER HERE. African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), will host the Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony on 18 December 2020. With labour migration becoming an…
Read the full report here. ‘I couldn’t meet my bosses sexual wish and lower my dignity or break-up my family. I was repeatedly bullied and feared that for my own security I would almost leave my job. Misogyny is discouraging and can lead one to leave journalism’. In a male-dominated news industry, African women struggle……...
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Despite South Africa’s progressive laws on same-sex relationships and marriages, the general sentiments among citizens remain largely untransformed. As a multidisciplinary artist I’ve seldom enjoyed the freedom to express my love for my partner both in my work and in public. But when the abrupt stillness of lockdown allowed me to reflect more deeply on…
A couple of weeks ago, South Africa’s national broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would be retrenching staff across its departments. The news was met with internal and public outcry as a video of one of the broadcaster’s celebrated anchors, Chriselda Lewis, went viral. But the national broadcaster has long been…
The birth of the fourth industrial revolution has meant that newsrooms, globally, have had to consider the future of news on a daily basis. As much as new technologies have presented media practitioners with new modes of storytelling, the rate at which new tech grows and emerges has also proven intimidating for some. Where…
