WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
30 episodes
2 months ago
In this special episode of The Backstory, WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom laureate Carlos Chamorro speaks to Mexican journalist Javier Garza about his journey from political activist to the top of Latin American journalism.
Nicaragua is facing a deep crisis as its populist leader, Daniel Ortega, seeks to consolidate nearly two decades in power at the expense of civil liberties, human rights, and press freedom. Chamorro talks about how, in the battleground between politics and journalism, there is only ever one winner, and what it means to rely on journalistic credibility in the face of violence and oppression.
This episode was produced by Andrew Heslop, Javier Garza and Sarah Elzas, who edited and mixed the episode.
Music in this episode: Crystals by Xylo-Ziko (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/motif-remix/crystals)
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In this special episode of The Backstory, WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom laureate Carlos Chamorro speaks to Mexican journalist Javier Garza about his journey from political activist to the top of Latin American journalism.
Nicaragua is facing a deep crisis as its populist leader, Daniel Ortega, seeks to consolidate nearly two decades in power at the expense of civil liberties, human rights, and press freedom. Chamorro talks about how, in the battleground between politics and journalism, there is only ever one winner, and what it means to rely on journalistic credibility in the face of violence and oppression.
This episode was produced by Andrew Heslop, Javier Garza and Sarah Elzas, who edited and mixed the episode.
Music in this episode: Crystals by Xylo-Ziko (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/motif-remix/crystals)
Women journalists taking on tech (The Backstory S3E3)
The Backstory: A media freedom podcast
26 minutes 23 seconds
5 years ago
Women journalists taking on tech (The Backstory S3E3)
Technology has revolutionised how we get our news. Data visualisation and multimedia are increasingly used to tell stories, and coding is no longer just for computer scientists. But when it comes to working with digital technology, in most newsrooms men outnumber women. Why are men still dominating this field? And what does it take for women to get ahead? In this episode, four women from the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and North America talk about how they beat the odds to work with technology -- and why it’s so important for women to aim for these positions and bring new perspectives into the world of tech.
In this episode:
- Mariana Santos (twitter.com/marysaints), founder, Chicas Poderosas (chicaspoderosas.org/), training women in digital media and leadership skills across Latin America
- Catherine Gicheru (twitter.com/cgicheru1), ICFJ Knight Fellow, co-founder PesaCheck, founding editor The Star Kenya (https://www.the-star.co.ke), and at the time of the interview, senior programme manager Code for Africa, Kenya
- Chayma Mehdi (twitter.com/chaymamehdi), head of the Innovation Lab, Inkyfada, Tunis, Tunisia (inkyfada.com/en)
- Sonali Verma (twitter.com/Sonali Verma), senior product manager of analytics, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/)
This season of The Backstory is produced in partnership with Wan-Ifra’s Women in News programme, a ground-breaking effort to promote gender equality throughout the news industry.
For resources and tips visit Wan-Ifra's press freedom page (www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/press-freedom) and the WIN page (www.womeninnews.org/)
The Backstory production team is Andrew Heslop, Mariona Sanz and Colette Davidson. Sarah Elzas mixed the episode.
Music in this episode: Gaia by Soularflair(freemusicarchive.org/music/Soularflair/CUES_for_film_TV_games_etc_POSITIVE/Cue_1_-_Emotive-Beautiful-Building_Gaia_1536)
The Backstory: A media freedom podcast
In this special episode of The Backstory, WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom laureate Carlos Chamorro speaks to Mexican journalist Javier Garza about his journey from political activist to the top of Latin American journalism.
Nicaragua is facing a deep crisis as its populist leader, Daniel Ortega, seeks to consolidate nearly two decades in power at the expense of civil liberties, human rights, and press freedom. Chamorro talks about how, in the battleground between politics and journalism, there is only ever one winner, and what it means to rely on journalistic credibility in the face of violence and oppression.
This episode was produced by Andrew Heslop, Javier Garza and Sarah Elzas, who edited and mixed the episode.
Music in this episode: Crystals by Xylo-Ziko (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/motif-remix/crystals)
