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PROFILE: Jamila Mohamed, top journalist who embodies humility amidst great strides in the media industry
By Guest Writer,
1818, April 15, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week in our #KenyaWomenSeries, we feature a renowned journalist and quite a familiar face in many Kenyan...
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PROFILE: Yvonne Okwara – Matole, authentic and unafraid, a trailblazer in Kenya’s media industry
By Guest Writer,
758, April 1, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Yvonne Okwara - Matole is a household name in Kenya, having been in the media industry for over 15 years now. ...
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Women and leadership in the news media 2021: evidence from 12 markets
By Reuters,
402, March 11, 2021 (EAT)
The clear majority of top editors across 240 major online and offline news outlets in 12 different markets across four continents are men, a Reuters I...
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Obama and Springsteen’s podcast reveals a key problem
By CNN,
959, March 3, 2021 (EAT)
If you had any doubts that podcasting had gone from fashionable to fully mainstream, you need look no further than the latest Spotify original, "Reneg...
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OPINION: Sexual harassment still rampant in Kenyan newsrooms
By Guest Writer,
1339, December 29, 2020 (EAT)
By Sharon Kiburi As the world comes to terms with appropriate work space protocol for women and all genders, Kenya media lags far behind. Also R...
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Citizen TV’s Dorcas Wangira is among 100 most influential young Africans
By Rachel Ombaka,
748, November 5, 2020 (EAT)
Dorcas Wangira, an award winning journalist at Citizen TV, has been announced as one of the 100 most influential young Africans in 2020. Also Read:...
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New Nollywood film ‘Oloture’ sheds light on human trafficking in Nigeria
By CNN,
1201, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
Dressed in a transparent and colorful blouse, a sex worker in Lagos, the commercial center of Nigeria jumps out the window of a room at a party to avo...
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Creators of gene ‘scissors’ clinch Nobel as women sweep chemistry
By Reuters,
1003, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
Two scientists won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic ‘scissors’ that can rewrite the code of life, contributing ...
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Mary Mbewe wins top editorial leadership award for Africa
By Citizen Reporter,
953, September 8, 2020 (EAT)
WAN-IFRA Women in News will on Tuesday name Mary Mbewe, Executive Editor of the Daily Nation in Zambia as the 2020 WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laur...
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested on terrorism charges
By Reuters,
2040, August 31, 2020 (EAT)
Rwanda said it had arrested Paul Rusesabagina - the man who was hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country’s 1994 genocide - on terrorism ...
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Kiambu County to set up breastfeeding zones in markets, worship centers and bus termini
By Gitau Wanyoike,
1047, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
The Kiambu County Government has partnered with Nutrition International to promote breastfeeding as a healthier and more environmentally friendly opti...
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Providing women with contraception could save poor countries billions – researchers
By Reuters,
1104, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
Low- and middle-income countries could save billions of dollars a year in health care costs by investing in making contraception widely available to w...
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UN calls for end to FGM, child marriage affecting women, girls worldwide
By VOA,
1524, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful prac...
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Women in News (WIN) Africa targets high potential media professionals for 2020
By Rachel Ombaka,
1143, November 30, 2019 (EAT)
More men than women hold leadership positions in the media industry in the region. Tifa Research, an African company, recently released a report in...
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‘Nudist pub’ gets attention of many after London licensing
By CNN,
1404, June 4, 2019 (EAT)
The Coach & Horses, a London institution situated in the city's buzzing Soho district, has been officially granted a nudist pub license, allowing ...
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Who was President Kenyatta taking a picture of?
By Nigel Wafula,
1737, May 24, 2019 (EAT)
A jovial-looking President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday hang up his official boots for a few minutes, took a camera and began clicking away. He was spo...
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Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit
By Rachel Ombaka,
821, September 27, 2019 (EAT)
'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...
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Why portraying women only as wives, mothers enforces stereotypes
By Winnie Musyoki,
848, March 8, 2019 (EAT)
The media is a prism through which society sees itself. It shapes what we think about, what we believe and what we do. So when gender imbalance e...
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Gender balance in the media still a global problem
By Allan Irungu,
836, March 8, 2019 (EAT)
Gender balance in the media – or rather the lack of it – is a global problem. Regardless of the country or region, figures show that women have...
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Internet shutdowns mushroom across Africa
By VOA,
905, February 2, 2019 (EAT)
The last two years have been grim for internet access on the African continent, according to analyst Robert Besseling of risk-assessment firm EXX Afri...
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