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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
The Power of Vanishing
In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, a fascinating phenomenon has taken root—ephemeral content.
A Real Man?
This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, and for this…
Private Solutions to Public Problems
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me to review some regional data that his organisation had been working…
Deep Creative Rest
It’s 3 am. I’m sitting up in bed, editing. I look around and think to myself, ‘I am too old for this!’…
Workplace Ethics
This week, a social media report uncovered an incident that occurred at Browns Foods Co, a Kenyan company, where female employees were…