New participants off to a strong start
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.
Journalism
We are looking for new participants
We’re looking for individuals who are interested in taking part in an initiative that supports journalists who seek to rebuild their professional careers in the UK.
Voices Beyond Borders
This short documentary filmed over the course of a year reports on the progress of The Refugee Journalism Project.
The value of journalism
Photojournalist Sara Furlanetto worked with three participants on the presented video. Asked to answer to the question “What is journalism in the context of your life?”, they wrote a personal text, each sharing personal stories… Read More »The value of journalism
Update from the project team
The idea for this project emerged a couple of years ago while I was doing some voluntary media work at the Migrants Resource Centre. We were coming across experienced workers who were having difficulty re-establishing… Read More »Update from the project team
Eritrea: A Country In Transition
October 3, 2013 marked a black chapter in the history of the small East African nation of Eritrea – a country that gained its independence from its larger neighbour, Ethiopia, in May 1991. For Eritreans,… Read More »Eritrea: A Country In Transition
What I’ve gained from volunteering with refugees
Fardous Bahbouh writes about her experiences of volunteering in the UK Excitement and anticipation were at high levels at the busy St Pancras International station, as Khaled and Mazen (pseudonyms for two Syrian child refugees)… Read More »What I’ve gained from volunteering with refugees
Attending a conference on investigative journalism
Data and documents are crucially important in Investigative Journalism. In CIJ Summer Conference 2016, veteran investigative journalists shared their experiences about the process of accessing and collecting, analysing, scraping, coding and encrypting data.
Lack of freedom of speech
Temesghen Debesai Asfaha shares his views on what journalism means to him, after living and working in a country where journalism was unable to function independently from state control.
Dreams fading away
Ghazal Khateeb discusses the difficulties she’s faced in getting into the media industry after restarting her career in the UK.
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