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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
Beach in South Sri Lanka, December 2023. A solo female traveler and digital creator is currently visiting Sri Lanka and posted a rant reel on Instagram about how the southern coast of the country is being gentrified. While lying on the beach, she speaks into the camera โ โfrom the perspective of a Western white … Continue reading The risk of simplified narratives on Instagram
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
(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
Screenshot from the TalkTV interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. Sometimes itโs good to understand something by knowing what it is not. The interview TalkTVโs Julia Hartley-Brewer did with Palestinian Dr. Mustafa Barghouti is an example of what Complicating the Narrativeโฆ is not. The method was introduced by journalist Amanda Ripley in the eponymously titled article … Continue reading Julia Hartley-Brewer’s Interview with Dr. Barghouti Highlights Journalism’s Need for Complicating the Narrative
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
The Israel-Palestine conflict is in the midst of the worst unrest itโs seen in years. It started in the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem where Palestinians are forced out of their homes by Israeli settlers. Needless to say, this conflict is one of the most sensitive issues to report on in journalism. And therefore … Continue reading Journalists can strive for objectivity but can never be completely neutral
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