BARUA YA BARAZA: Short Film Grant and Every Brilliant Thing From the Curator’s Desk
This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, and for this edition, I’m happy to hand it over to Sameer Padania of Macroscope; he’s an independent media advisor on strategy and funding for public interest media.
Crabs in Nature and on YouTube, Matatu Film Residency, and African Photobook Awards.
Why do animals keep evolving into crabs? This is a real thing - crab-like forms are so evolutionarily favourable that they've evolved independently at least five times in nature, among animals that are technically not crabs.
Lessons from Disinformation
This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, and for this edition, I’m happy to hand it over to my colleague, Fumbua Programme Manager, Wanjiru Nguhi.
BARUA YA BARAZA: Highlights of Africa Media Festival, British Council Grants, and Blankets & Wine From the Curator’s Desk
Last week, we were back for the Baraza Media Lab’s second Africa Media Festival, which was held in the open front yard of the National Museum and tents in its gardens.
BARUA YA BARAZA: New Year, New Experiences Africa Media Festival, Journalism AI Fellowship
Happy New Year (the year is still new)... I hope you had a restful and joyous Christmas break. As we step into this new year, I’m excited to get a few things off the ground, starting with the second edition of our much-anticipated Africa Media Festival.
BARUA YA BARAZA: Tshepo’s Five in 500 , East Africa through Maps , and Them Mushrooms @ 50
This week, we're continuing with the format we introduced in the last edition, "Five in 500 ." It's a brief interview featuring five questions for a media innovator to answer in just 500 words.
Rethinking Suicide Reporting: A Journalist’s Journey from Grief to Responsibility
When my former university classmate and good friend sadly passed away by suicide in 2022, I was devastated.
Changes on Reporting Suicide are Welcome, but Slow.
In September 2022, the Baraza Media Lab with guidance from the Centre on Suicide Research and Intervention published a report that looked at how broadcast stations report on suicide on social media. Its contents were sobering.
Maya Misikir’s 5 in 500
This week, we're introducing a new newsletter format: "Five in 500 ." It's a brief interview featuring five questions for a media innovator to answer in just 500 words.
Thinking about Gaza
I’ve been struggling with this newsletter, overwhelmed by the horrors of what’s happening in Gaza.
Audacious Quackery
This has been a heavy week for me in all ways - personally, professionally and existentially.
Insights from Newsgeist
Last weekend, I had the honour of attending my very first Newsgeist, an annual gathering of media practitioners and technologists.