Yes, the Black Lives Matter protests also create conversation in Indonesia, says Hera Diani halfway through our conversation: “And that’s a good thing because it relates to the issue of Papua and racism against the indigenous people.” Furthermore, the awareness of diversity in media in Indonesia also refers to women issues, a topic Hera and … Continue reading “We try to decolonize beauty standards”
Author: sannebreimer
Journalist and press critic
“Why do we still parachute people in to tell a Western point of view?”
Newsroom diversity has gotten new urgency since the Black Lives Matter protests due to the killing of George Floyd. Inclusive journalism is a common thread in my career in media. Being a white female journalist, I’ve learned the importance of educating myself on the topic of systemic racism. I notice how much the Global North … Continue reading “Why do we still parachute people in to tell a Western point of view?”
Dutch journalism and its biggest newsroom has a white fragility problem
The NOS, the largest news organization of the Netherlands became news itself this week when internal documents and screenshots about its diversity policy were leaked. It showed that the newsroom actively encourages its employees to profile gender and ethnicity in news reports. Furthermore, there is a monthly ‘Divibokaal’, a ‘Diversity Cup’ for the most ‘diverse’ production … Continue reading Dutch journalism and its biggest newsroom has a white fragility problem
A hackathon brings collaboration between journalists and health professionals in Nepal
How to cover a crisis like COVID-19 in the best possible way? Investigative multimedia journalist Rajneesh Bhandari seeks the answer in building a strong network of journalists in and outside his country Nepal and collaborating with experts from different professions to improve the quality of reporting. From his home office in Kathmandu, he first answers … Continue reading A hackathon brings collaboration between journalists and health professionals in Nepal
Why Indonesia needs feminist platform Magdalene
Why would you start your own media business in a time where it’s hard to survive as media entrepreneurs? People nowadays are used to the fact that content is for free and the influence of social media companies makes it challenging to let your content stand out. The ‘why’ of feminist media platform Magdalene, however, isn’t … Continue reading Why Indonesia needs feminist platform Magdalene
How media can heal themselves from the ‘whiteness psychosis’
A 5:25 minutes debate on a Sunday morning two weeks ago, about the question whether the word ‘Empire’ should be removed from British Honours, teaches us everything that goes wrong in journalism nowadays if it's about discussing the colonial past. Professor of Black Studies Dr Kehinde Andrews was invited to join a panel in the … Continue reading How media can heal themselves from the ‘whiteness psychosis’
20 lessons FunX Radio has taught me about creating a successful media business based on inclusiveness and diversity
When the public debate around immigration got heated in The Netherlands, right after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002) who caused controversy with his opinions about a multicultural society, a new media company was founded addressed to the youth in the ‘big’ cities of the country: … Continue reading 20 lessons FunX Radio has taught me about creating a successful media business based on inclusiveness and diversity
Why Behrouz Boochani doesn’t trust the language of journalism
Before attending his session at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival I didn’t know much more about Behrouz Boochani than he was ‘the author of a prize-winning book that was completely written from out of captivity using Whatsapp’. After hearing him (through Skype) and his translator Omid Tofighian speak for over an hour in a packed … Continue reading Why Behrouz Boochani doesn’t trust the language of journalism
For the future of journalism, it is worth observing the roots of radio
Getting invited to the Radio Asia 2019 conference organised by the Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union and hosted by the national broadcaster Bangladesh Betar in Dhaka couldn’t make a radio girl like me happier. Three days of changing ideas with like-minded ‘radio people’, talking about the power of storytelling, the theatre of visualisation and the strength … Continue reading For the future of journalism, it is worth observing the roots of radio
Entrepreneurs are at high risk of burn-out
Neuroscientist Florence Cotel experienced a severe burnout a few years ago, to the point that her IQ had shrunk and she ended up not being able to open her eyes anymore. She fully recovered and now wants to share her story with others, to take away the stigma and shame around mental health issues and … Continue reading Entrepreneurs are at high risk of burn-out
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