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A manifesto Credit: Credit: Maria Thalassinouย By Sanne Breimer Six years ago, in 2020, I wrote โThe Six Characteristics of Inclusive Journalism.โ It was the explanation of what I was building, in the context of renewed global debates about representation in the media following the Black Lives Matter protests. Many newsrooms at the time were grappling with … Continue reading The 3 premises of inclusive journalism (2026)
Credit: Matheusย Bertelli, Pexels When I read Alan Soonโs latest newsletter, this sentence immediately resonated:ย โIโm truly exhausted by the seemingly unevolving narratives around media and journalism.โ Since the start of this year, the world has felt more chaotic than ever, an almost impossible job for media professionals to keep up with. Parallel to this, the … Continue reading AI and the new leadership testย
Screenshot of Mohammad Kaif. Mohammad Kaif, a young Muslim boy from India, wentย viral, shutting down a reporterโs attempt to ignite hate during the ongoing India - Pakistan tensions. The journalist provoked him into speaking against Pakistan, even questioning his patriotism when he called for peace. But the boy didnโt fall for it. Calmly and confidently, … Continue reading Young people have brains
Rolando Vazquez Melken was a guest speaker in the fifth Writing for Transformation course and answered questions from participants about decolonial theory in the context of storytelling and journalism. He is Professor of Post/Decolonial Theories and Literatures, with a focus on the Global South at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam in … Continue reading In decolonial journalism, small questions are fundamental
Photo Unsplash If a journalist or newsroom manager shares about her or his trauma experience, there is a chance people will say, maybe this person just doesnโt belong in the industry. Confession: I sometimes cringe when I read social media posts of colleagues opening up about their trauma in detail. I know it says more … Continue reading How do we overcome the stigma of trauma and well-being among journalists?ย
(c) NurPhoto for GettyImages. Colonial history is complex Black Lives Matter has brought the conversation about the colonial history of Western countries to the forefront. In the United States and Europe, โprotesters have dethroned, decapitated, defaced or otherwise targeted public representations of some of the most venerable members (deceased) of the Great White Canon of … Continue reading How can Complicating the Narrative help to report on colonialism?ย
Photo by Alexandra on Unsplash Goals goals goals A friend sent me a meme this week with the text โMy goal in 2024 is to accomplish the goals I set in 2023 which I should have done in 2022 because I made a promise in 2021 which I planned in 2020โ. I thought of it … Continue reading How can we see reality as it is in 2024?ย
One of the questions on the application form for the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creator Program of City University New York was about how I would share my lessons from the program with the outside world. I think I mentioned Instagram stories and writing blogs, but after the first week of the program, I figured I actually … Continue reading How to be decolonial in an entrepreneurial program?
Gunung Padang in Indonesia is one of the ancient sites mentioned in the series. Photo: Ali Trisno Pranoto / Getty Images The recommendation system on Netflix suggested a new documentary series to me and since I love documentaries I almost immediately clicked on playing โAncient Apocalypseโ, without having read any context about the series. As usual, … Continue reading WHY THE NETFLIX SERIES ANCIENT APOCALYPSE PROVES THE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT DECOLONIALITY
Inclusive journalism: what is it and why should you care? The Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 reignited the call for newsroom representation, a debate that has been going on for several decades already. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism did research among one hundred major online and offline news outlets in five … Continue reading 6 characteristics of inclusive journalism
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