The Backstory: A media freedom podcast
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The Backstory: A media freedom podcast
A podcast for journalists, editors & anyone interested in the backstory of how news is reported, presented & published. In season 5, we explore the state of press freedom around the world, speaking to journalists, editors and media experts from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the MENA region...
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30 ክፍሎችCarlos Chamorro and the fight for press freedom in Nicaragua
In this special episode of The Backstory, WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom laureate Carlos Chamorro speaks to Mexican journalist Javier Garza about his...
Believing in the job: Press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
Journalists working in the the Middle East and North Africa face some of the biggest challenges to the profession anywhere in the world. The area has...
Challenging democracies: Press freedom in Europe
The October 2023 elections in Poland marked a turning point for its media freedom, when the far-right Law and Justice party were pushed out of power a...
Fighting the good fight: Press freedom in Asia
Asia is a vast region with extensive news markets and huge audiences, providing a plethora of opportunities for media production and consumption. But...
Constant vigilance: Press freedom in the Americas
The United States has long been held up as a model for press freedom worldwide. But increasing polarisation and the rise in populist politics are chal...
Two steps forward, one step back: Press freedom in Africa
Africa has made strides towards more press freedom, with countries like Zimbabwe and Malawi recently passing laws to protect free speech or access to...
It's not just tech: innovation in African media (The Backstory S4E6)
News organisations around the world are facing a new digital reality. In order to survive, they must not only hold onto their audiences, but also buil...
Reporting on Africa’s dangerous beats (The Backstory S4E5)
What are the threats and challenges facing reporters who cover Africa’s biggest stories? How have threats evolved over the years, and what support do...
Meet them where they are: how media can reach youth in Africa (The Backstory S4E4)
Capturing the attention of young people means understanding what news and information they want and how they want to get it. Traditional media across...
Where is the money? Financing African media (The Backstory S4E2)
In a time of exceptional crisis for newsrooms and media companies everywhere, African media is facing huge financial challenges. But this time of unce...
Press freedom in Africa, 30 years after Windhoek (The Backstory S4E1)
It’s been thirty years since the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press was born on May 3, 1991 in Nami...
Wellbeing and resilience: How women journalists are navigating Covid-19 (The Backstory S3E6)
The Covid-19 pandemic has focused attention on issues that have been taboo in many newsrooms for a long time: mental wellbeing, stress management, tec...
You better be prepared: addressing sexual harassment in the media (The Backstory S3E5)
Sexual harassment happens everywhere, and media organisations are not immune. Addressing it is good for journalists, and for the media business in gen...
Reporting on injustice: women journalists championing change (S3E4)
Journalists should be committed to reporting facts and presenting the news in an honest way. But when they use their reporting to give a voice to thos...
Women journalists taking on tech (The Backstory S3E3)
Technology has revolutionised how we get our news. Data visualisation and multimedia are increasingly used to tell stories, and coding is no longer ju...
Women leading women in the news (The Backstory S3E2)
Women in leadership, diversity in the workplace - these are catchphrases that media organisations are talking about, but what do they mean? Why is it...
Where are the women? Finding gender balance in the news (The Backstory S3E1)
Often, without even realising it, much of the media we consume is dominated by men. Men’s voices and men’s perspectives account for roughly 75% of the...
Covering protests: Staying safe to tell the story (The Backstory S2E6)
Protests have become more frequent, and more violent, around the world. Covering them has become increasingly dangerous for journalists, and has requi...
Contracts that keep journalists safe (The Backstory S2E5)
A contract may seem like an afterthought for a freelancer, and it’s not obvious how it is linked to safety. But contracts should be a part of every jo...
The cost of safety (The Backstory S2E4)
What is the cost of keeping yourself safe when you’re a journalist? Journalists, editors and security managers help us start to understand how money c...
The war online: abuse and harassment, and what journalists are doing about it (The Backstory S2E3)
Journalists are increasingly the target of insults or threats from individuals or groups online, which can have physical impacts and should no longer...
Talking about trauma: Valuing mental health as much as physical safety (The Backstory S2E2)
Many journalists see and even experience some kind of trauma, whether they're covering a conflict zone, protests or violent crime, and they can experi...
Managing safety: What editors can do to keep journalists safe (The Backstory S2E1)
If journalism protects democracy, then who is protecting journalists? The important role editors and managers play in keeping their reporters safe. In...
Soft censorship, hard impact: How governments manipulate media (The Backstory S1E6)
It is increasingly rare to find instances of direct censorship of media in the world today. But indirect censorship, called soft censorship, is thrivi...
Fact or fake? Navigating the age of misinformation & fake news (The Backstory S1E5)
Journalists and news organisations today are seeing a shift in the use of social media, from engagement to propaganda and the spreading of misinformat...
It's personal: female journalists facing harassment, and what to do about it (The Backstory S1E4)
Journalism can be a dangerous job and for female journalists, there is the added layer of sexual violence. Even when they are not working on stories t...
Social media and journalism: The good, the bad and the ugly (The Backstory S1E3)
Social media has opened new channels for journalists to connect with their audiences, but with mixed results. With the rise of trolling, online harass...
Show me the money: Censorship + financial independence (The Backstory S1E2)
How do you run an independent media organisation in a country where the government imposes censorship rules? How do you support a successful media com...
Dying to be a journalist (The Backstory S1E1)
We start with the basics: the threats facing journalists worldwide. Too often, journalists put safety aside to “get” the story; editors don’t anticipa...
Investigative journalism in Africa: A necessary expense (The Backstory S4E3)
Investigative journalism is the lifeblood of media, but it is also the most expensive element of any media operation. Yet even as resources to produce...