Announcing Christine Mungai’s Departure as Lead Curator
After five years, four months, two days, and nearly 120 editions of this newsletter, I’m writing to share that I’ll be stepping down as Baraza Media Lab’s Lead Curator at the end of April 2025.
Life in The Middle
Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, and […]
From Newspapers to News Feeds
As terrible as it is for us dinosaurs, the death of traditional media platforms is perhaps inevitable – some would even argue, cruelly, necessary - for new forms of storytelling and new players to emerge.
Side Events of AMF 2025 are Not Sideshows
Sometimes, the best things emerge happen outside the main events.
Preview of AMF 2025 Festival Program
A glimpse of the conversations, ideas, and provocations that will shape this year’s Festival.
AMF 2025 Program Update
I’m so excited to share what’s happening behind the scenes as we bring the Africa Media Festival 2025 to life. The response to our call for pitches has been phenomenal. Your ideas, creativity, and passion have blown us away, and I’m grateful to everyone who submitted a pitch to help shape this year’s program.
A Happy New Year?
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 our HR Lead, Benter Dongo.
Reflections from the Team
As we close out 2024, we asked our team to look back on the year and share what they'd tell their January selves. This year, we’ve brought on new hires, expanded our physical spaces, and began new and ambitious projects.
BARUA YA BARAZA: Aura for Aura
Greetings, friends: 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 our Governance, Gender & Accountability Program Manager, Wanjiru Nguhi.
BARUA YA BARAZA: Dialects & Dilemmas
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 our Deputy Curator (yes, we now have one!) Martie Mtange.
BARUA YA BARAZA: Podcasting Trends 2024
This week, the Baraza Media Lab hosted a PodConnect event titled Podcasting Trends 2024, featuring Doris Onyango, Production Manager at SemaBox, and Kiplagat J. Kiprop, Product Manager at SemaBox, moderated by Gathoni Ngumba, Community Manager at Afripods. The session brought to light exciting new trends and strategies shaping the future of podcasting in Africa and beyond. Here's a roundup of a few of the key takeaways shared by the stellar panel:
The State of Kenyan Youth
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 writer Ngito Makena, whose piece below is part of a project telling the stories of Nairobi titled ‘Humans of Nairobi/ Story za Nai’, published by Baraza Media Lab.