| In our first panel, we discussed what is happening in Africa and why European audiences should pay attention to it. Rita Cruz moderated the debate between three journalists, two from Africa and one from Sweden who covers African issues.
Ansbert Ngurumo, an exiled journalist from Tanzania discussed his highly successful news platform focusing on East Africa, SK Media, and spoke about gaps in Western reporting that he would like to see filled.
Justin Yarga, a freelancer from Burkina Faso, who has written for Al Jazeera, Le Monde Afrique and other outlets, outlined the opportunities for positive change that a new generation of African and European journalists have available to them.
Terese Cristiansson, a Senior Foreign correspondent for TV4, offered a Swedish perspective on the challenges European journalists face when covering Africa, and highlighted the importance of better cooperation between European and local reporters.
In the second part, Lily Ray interviewed Neapolitan journalist Savin Massimo Mattozzi about his reporting on migration in the Mediterranean. He shared photographs taken aboard an NGO rescue ship and discussed the challenges of covering stories of people in vulnerable situations. |
