Reporting on injustice: women journalists championing change (S3E4)

The Backstory: A media freedom podcast

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 those who are under-represented - to victims instead of perpetrators - they have the power to create social change. In this episode, four journalists from Latin America, the Middle East and Africa talk about the unique opportunities they have as women to make a difference in their societies through their reporting on climate change, indigenous communities, migration, press freedom, health and women's rights. In this episode: - Nina Lakhani (twitter.com/ninalakhani), environmental reporter for The Guardian, formerly in Mexico and Central America - Diana Moukalled (twitter.com/dianamoukalled), co-founder of Daraj (daraj.com/en/), independent media platform in Lebanon - Margaret Ngonga (www.facebook.com/ngongamargaret/), co-founder, The Ridgeway Sun, online magazine diffusing health information from Zambia - Limbikani Kamlongera (www.linkedin.com/in/limbikani-sarah-kamlongera-6559ab91/), communication for development expert, board member of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, and WIN coach This season of The Backstory is produced in partnership with Wan-Ifra’s Women in News programme, a ground-breaking effort to promote gender equality throughout the news industry. For resources and tips visit Wan-Ifra's press freedom page (www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/press-freedom) and the WIN page (www.womeninnews.org/) The Backstory production team is Andrew Heslop, Mariona Sanz and Colette Davidson. Sarah Elzas mixed the episode. Music in this episode: Juparo by Broke for Free (freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Petal/Broke_For_Free_-_Petal_-_05_Juparo)