In my chat with @yomiadegoke, we discuss the increasingly thin line between influencing and journalism, her experiences navigating the industry as a Black woman and how she got her start.
Episode drops on Friday!
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We're back with a bang!
This week, I'll be speaking to the one and only @yomiadegoke, multi award winning journalist & co-author of the best-selling book 'Slay in Your Lane.'
Also, my baby sister.
Episode drops Friday! Available everywhere.
"Toomas Hendrik Ilves is an Estonian politician. He served as the President of Estonia for ten years. Prior to that he was a diplomat and a journalist.
He is currently the co-chair of The Futures Council on Blockchain Technology, a World Economic Forum working group."
People might look at journalism as a noble profession, but ultimately it's still a job and that requires money, not only to pay staff but to create content. I've been lucky enough to work on some fantastic, high impact projects and let me tell you, they are NOT cheap.
Why we love it: Compelling, complex personal stories.
Tune in if...: you want to hear African perspectives and stories, both from the continent and in the Diaspora.
Episodes to get you started: A Marriage Should Be Enjoyed, A Pursuit of Context, It Was Support!
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#TuneinThursday, where we share some of our favourite podcasts/what we are currently listening to.
This week, we're shouting out In These Moments ( @InTheseMoment ).
What it's about: "Real, personal stories of moments that change us."
We all know what it feels like to be stressed at work, the mental, physical and emotional pressure can be overwhelming, whatever field you're in.
But in journalism, it often feels like that's part and parcel of the job.
You must be familiar with the caricature of a perennially exhausted, coffee soaked, sleep deprived hack, but burnout can have serious consequences on our work and our health.
Here are some words of wisdom from @IrvWashington3
In this episode I spoke to her about following in her fatherβs footsteps, fighting cancer while working on an Emmy nominated investigation and why for her, journalism is vengeance.'
Available everywhere you get your podcasts!
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Journalism can be risky business and Ruona Meyer knows that on a deeply personal level. Despite this, she says she is not afraid to make 'proper enemies' to achieve her goals.
Her investigative documentary with the BBC "Sweet Sweet Codeine," a documentary about drug abuse in Nigeria was nominated for an International Emmy Award, the first for a Nigerian journalist.
Listen and subscribe, link in bio.
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He spent 11 years as Managing Editor, and later retired.
He was then appointed the United States Ambassador to Austria in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan!
He died in February of the year 2005.
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He started out as a copy boy with TIME magazine, while studying at New York University, and worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief.
He introduced several new departments including 'Economy' and 'The Sexes.'