"Media can't reflect society if society isn't reflected in the media," Hannah Àjàlá says, on panel with VanessaOffiong Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Wale Lawal and Ayomide Aborowa at #ijf23

Fast forward just five months and we have started a Telegram community, prioritising membership in the Global South; we have begun to offer training/workshops/usable insights to gender reporters who are often isolated and burned out. And we‘ve just convened 3 sessions at #ijf23!

"First get married then contest... presidential seat...you can't rule (people) who are married.What would you be advising them?"These are some of the misogyny Ugandan women politicians deal with Nyanjura Doreen Omutatina Namazzi Olive.K shared their experiences edition.cnn.com/2023/05/25/afr… #AsEquals

These stories would be about 2,000 words long. The selected journalists will be paid a day rate of US$350. The number of days can be figured out based on the complexity of the story. The journalists should be able to report and write these stories between June and July

Another #SystemsError story from CNN's #AsEquals on four new complaints against Facebook alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory, years after it first pledged to crack down on the issue tinyurl.com/au3xy62b

New data collected in France, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, Ireland and the UK suggests that Facebook’s ad platform shows open job postings to users based on historical gender stereotypes*, rights group Global Witness says. tinyurl.com/au3xy62b

Social Data School June 2023, over and out! 🎬 Congrats to all 21 students, coming from 10 countries. Thanks to our 6 teachers and 3 keynote lecturers. And thanks to all the staff who have been working in the background to help run the school! 👏👏👏 Until next time!🔜

Here’s a list of journalists and media folks that I’d recommend, as we look forward to the new year and new collaborations*: 1. Emmanuel K. Dogbevi 2. Tina S. Mehnpaine 3. VanessaOffiong 4. Maxime Koami DOMEGNI 5. ‘Seun Durojaiye 6. Patrick Egwu 7. Violet Ikong 8. Grace Ekpu 9. Paul McNally 10.

Working to gain trust for over a year, VanessaOffiong gives us a story worth reading — and sharing widely. Well done, babes. I’m very very PROUD of you. edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

For over a year, I worked to gain their trust, listen to their experiences finding love online. Today, @ #IJF24 Perugia, I'll speak about what I did writing a story on #queer #women in #Nigeria finding love online, why I did it, the impact it’s had & lessons on that journey

Looking forward to this panel with Megan Clement John-Allan Namu Mia Malan and Ankur Paliwal #ijf24

“Consistency and empathy are the currencies of trust” - excellent advice on this afternoon’s insightful panel about deeper stories, challenges and lessons of reporting on gender Mia Malan Ankur Paliwal John-Allan Namu VanessaOffiong Megan Clement Eliza Anyangwe (elizatalks.bsky.social) International Journalism Festival #ijf24

And it's a wrap! Watch our session at #ijf24 International Journalism Festival journalismfestival.com/programme/2024… with Ankur Paliwal Megan Clement Mia Malan John-Allan Namu moderated by Eliza Anyangwe (elizatalks.bsky.social)

It's important that as a journalist, you're not imposing your perspective on your sources even when you consider yourself knowledgeable of the subject - Jessie Lau #ijf24 International Journalism Festival #CNNASEQUALS #extractivejournalism

'Your story or theirs? How to practice less extractive journalism' Being from a place can impair your judgement - Yousra Elgabir #ijf24 International Journalism Festival #

#Extractivejournalism Motivation is key when reporting a story. You can't allow it to be self-serving. Connecting with people.over something traimayicw needs to be genuine. It needs time. It does not happen abruptly. Something insightful and important from Yousra Elbagir #ijf24

An investigation by Public Eye & IBFAN found that two baby-foods marketed in low- & middle-income countries are packed with added sugar, while such products are sugar free in Europe. buff.ly/3JnoqzB By Laurent Gaberell, Manuel Abebe, & Patti Rundall

The rise of news influencers: What journalists must learn Tips from Enrique Anarte (he/him) #ijf24 on creating tiktok content - Learn to listen to feedback from the audience - Now I think about people when creating content & how they receive it unlike b4 when I thought about my editor

Hurray à moi! My story "Away From Threat of Islamist Violence or Floods, Health Risks for Pregnant Women in Nigeria’s Refugee Camps Remain High" was nominated for the 2024 Salute to Excellence Awards by the NABJ. See here: tinyurl.com/4hwhdasf & tinyurl.com/muxehm32

Our latest on As Equals. We uncover the rampant sexual abuse of the Rohingya hijra community in the Cox's Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh, from kidnappings, to rape and torture. edition.cnn.com/interactive/as…