Breaking The Frame is a new report conducted by the Refugee Journalism Project which analyses the representation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in UK broadcast news. We started by analysing a year’s worth of TV news bulletins, gaining an insight into the editorial decisions
Over the past couple of months, five of our journalists have been working with media organisations through the Refugee Journalism Project’s new fellowship programme. The fellowships will offer the journalists paid placements of between three and six months and access to training. The host companies in
Interviews by Veronica Otero In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021, we wanted to take the opportunity to champion the experiences and advice from some of our talented women journalists in our networks. We believe in the power of telling our stories as a
As Covid-19 continues to spread, the voices of the poorest and most marginalised have largely been missing from the mainstream media.
By Hilal Seven I dedicate this article to the reporters who were at the frontline of the war that broke out in the south eastern part of Turkey in 2015. During the 2015 Turkish curfews in Diyarbakır, I worked as a reporter and translator. Since I could
by Abu Bakr Bashir Journalism without fear means journalism with a high level of protection by law, training and safety equipment. Journalism without favour also needs laws stating what journalists can gain, have access to, be immune from, only on the professional level and not on
The next cohort of the Refugee Journalism Project has been selected and we look forward to being able to start our programme in the next few months. But with the entire world slowing down at this time, it is a great moment to reflect on
On Friday 29 March, it was an honour to welcome British journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown as she joined RJP participants for a lunchtime discussion at LCC. Ugandan-born Alibhai-Brown, aged 69, writes about discrimination, immigration, and cultural issues faced by ethnic minorities. She strongly believes
Zabihullah Noori is a multimedia journalist from Afghanistan who came to the UK as an asylum seeker in 2011. After being granted refugee status in 2012 and struggling to find work in his field, he began working as a translator and interpreter for immigration law
In November 2018, 32 new participants were recruited to the Refugee Journalism Project. They bring a richness of life experience, professional skills and knowledge to the project.
