All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media's scope
Source: The Guardian
All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media’s scope
The pioneering Bilan project, funded by UN, will report on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs
Isabel Choat
Mon 11 Apr 2022 07.00 BST
Last modified on Mon 11 Apr 2022 22.13 BST
The first all-women media house in Somalia has been launched, creating a rare opportunity for female journalists in the country to research and publish stories they want to tell.
Led by one of the few female senior news producers in the country, the team of six will produce content for TV, radio and online media on issues such as gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs.
Crucially, they will have the autonomy to make editorial decisions.
“We want to cover these issues and challenge societal beliefs that women should stay at home,” said the editor-in-chief, Nasrin Mohamed Ibrahim, who has worked as a journalist for 12 years and is a founding member of the Somali Women Journalist Organisation.
Women working in the media in Somalia face multiple challenges, ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/11/all-female-newsroom-launched-in-somalia-to-widen-medias-scope
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