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Her Media Diary

by Dr Yemisi Akinbobola

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About the show

Her Media Diary is a podcast by African Women in Media (AWiM) focused on women in media, journalism, storytelling, and digital content across Africa and the global diaspora. The podcast explores gender and media, women’s leadership in journalism, media safety, representation, media policy, advocacy, and feminist storytelling. Each episode features conversations with African women journalists, media professionals, content creators, editors, researchers, and gender advocates working across newsrooms, digital media, podcasts, film, and communications. Topics include women’s voices in media, gender equality, freedom of expression, online and offline safety, narrative power, media accountability, and social change. Her Media Diary is designed for journalists, media practitioners, feminists, researchers, students, and anyone interested in African media, women’s rights, storytelling, and gender justice. The podcast documents how women are shaping media systems and public narratives, while building a safer, more inclusive media ecosystem.