Seminar Series

Before coming to London each of the Fellows prepared a presention on both of the following topics:

  • Around the world we are all debating what journalist integrity or independence of the press means. What does it mean in your context, how has it changed?
  • Discuss a key issue in your country and how you see your role as a journalist in interacting with this issue.

We have hosted regular weekly seminars where they have had an opportunity to present and answer questions. Where appropriate, some of their presentations can be found below.

Saturday, February 5th: 10.30 at Goodenough College
Blen Fitsum
Fred Oluoch: Journalist Integrity and Independence of the Press: How I Relate to These Issues as a Journalist (pdf)
Esther Nakazzi
Yusuf Gabobe

Saturday, February 12th: 10.30 at Goodenough College
Ruth Nesoba
Edward Terso
Esther Zelamula: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania and My Role as a Journalist Covering This Issue
Henry Mukasa

Monday, February 14th: 4.30 at LSE room D002
Liliane Kanzayire
Tamiru Geda Gilliba: Freedom of Expression and Journalists' Integrity in Ethiopia

Monday, February 21st: 4.20 at LSE room D002
Rachel Mkundai: Journalist Integrity and Press Freedom in Tanzania
Adil Al Baz
Girmachew Merhatsion
Epiphanie Buzizi

The African Studies Department of St. Antony's College, Oxford University, hosted a visit by the Fellows on the 2nd of March. Adil, Epiphanie, Fred and Yusuf were selected to make presentations on their respective areas of work, which was followed by a Q&A session that involved all the journalists.

Epiphanie Buzizi: Reporting on Unity, Reconciliation and Justice in Rwanda