BOSTON — Report for the World announced today the selection of six journalists for its 2021-2022 reporting corps. Three corps members will join the staff at TheCable in Nigeria and three will join Scroll.in in India. The announcement coincides with World Press Freedom Day, a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom: to
Supriya Sharma is the executive editor of Scroll.in, a digital news outlet and our first partner newsroom in India. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. How did you end up at Scroll.in? I have been a journalist for 18 years now. I actually started as a reporter at NDTV where I ended
Simon Kolawole is the founder and chief executive officer of TheCable, a digital newspaper and our first partner newsroom in Nigeria. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Why did you start TheCable? I worked all my life as a newspaper journalist. I loved the smell of the newsprint and the editing process.
BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 — The GroundTruth Project announced today the launch of Report for the World, its newest service program, and issued a call for applications for local journalists to serve communities in Nigeria and India. The program launch coincides with a moment in which local public service journalism is at risk globally. The