Vivian Chime is a journalist covering climate change for TheCable through Report for the World. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. When you began considering career options, what did you find compelling about a career in journalism? At first my journalism journey started out as a childhood flare for liking people I
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Chiamaka Okafor, who covers Nigerian diaspora communities around the world for the Premium Times in Nigeria. Okafor has also been writing about women’s issues and international affairs. “To all the women in the world who are putting in the efforts who want to be seen: We see you.
Taiwo Adebulu is a fact-checker in Nigeria for TheCable through Report for the World. Don’t miss his Instagram #TakeoverTuesday as part of our December Corps Member Spotlight. Follow Report for the World on Instagram. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. How did you become interested in fact-checking? I often call myself an
BOSTON — Report for the World announced today the placement of nine journalists for its 2021 reporting corps. The program is now supporting 15 journalists across three countries in its first year. Two local journalists, or “corps members,” will join the staff at Marco Zero and two at InfoAmazonia in Brazil. Three will join the
Ayodele Oluwafemi is a journalist covering the criminal justice system in Nigeria for TheCable through Report for the World. Don’t miss his Instagram #TakeoverTuesday as part of our October Corps Member Spotlight. Follow Report for the World on Instagram. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. When you began considering career options, what
BOSTON — Report for the World announced today that it has more than doubled the size of its program, less than a year since launching in February, thanks to support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. By launching in Brazil and partnering with two more newsrooms in India and Nigeria, the program,
“Local news media is the most disrupted sector of the media, the most urgently in need of assistance — and the sector with the greatest potential to form the bedrock for a new, stronger media ecosystem,” said Jacqui Park, head of network strategy and innovation at the International Press Institute (IPI) at the start of
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.