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Gregory Gondwe is director of the Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ), and has already paid a price for exposing corruption. In this podcast, FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister, digs deep with Gondwe into the scourge of corruption, the state of
Our #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister connects via Zoom with JJ Omojuwa, Chief Strategist at Alpha Reach to discuss the controversial topic of social media influencers and what this may mean for journalism and access to information, especially in the
Building on more than a century of its history, radio remains one of the most trusted and widely used media. #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister unpacks the importance of radio with Norah Appolus, a seasoned journalist with more than 40 years' experien
Today we take you back to what was #FreeSpeak’s first vodcast on the #Fishrot scandal. Our host Gwen Lister spoke with Shinovene Immanuel, head of the investigative desk at The Namibian newspaper and Helgi Seljan, investigative reporter of Icel
Do young people trust the media? And why do Africans seem to care less about freedoms now than they did a decade ago? Youthful Ndapwa Alweendo, freelance writer and editor, and Omar van Reneen, a civil rights activist & co-founder of Equal Nami
On November 2 we join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) - an important day for press freedom. More specifically to focus on the safety of journalists, who need an en
Great journalism needs good journalists. Few would argue with this statement. The media world is currently preoccupied with the challenge of sustaining good journalism and the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) is no exception. GFMD is
Access to information (ATI) is a topical issue. We’ve just celebrated the International Day for Universal Access to Information, and there’s finally an ATI Bill before Parliament years after the Action Namibia Coalition and others started work
#FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister talks to Joseph Ailonga (Jossy Joss) Broadcast Manager at The Namibian and Tangeni Amupadhi Editor of The Namibian newspaper, about the newspaper’s exciting initiative to branch out into radio. The Namibian is about
In part 1 of this #FreeSpeak podcast we looked at the issue of artificial intelligence and its impact on journalism, and in a conversation with Mattia Peretti, of the LSE’s Polis project JournalismAI, we focused on the rollout of AI in newsroom
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the newsroom … has it already progressed from an idea to a reality? Is the journalism world keeping pace with the evolution of new technologies? #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister tackles these issues with Mattia Perett
The new Clubhouse app is a relatively newcomer on the ‘streets of the Internet’, and one that has quickly caught fire with young Namibians. Clubhouse is an audio app that allows people to get together to communicate in various voice chatrooms o
The future of good journalism hangs in the balance for a whole plethora of reasons, and many feel that its future depends on the professionalism of those who practice the craft. At the core of this uncertainty is the issue of journalism educati
There is a huge responsibility for big tech, in particular, for online users themselves, to try and combat disinformation. What can journalists do to curb the spread of disinformation, especially on social media? These are the issues our #FreeS
This episode spotlights our #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister who discusses her recently released memoir, #ComradeEditor, with former colleague and guest host Graham Hopwood. Lister, one of Africa's foremost journalists, achieved global repute for op
Bob Vezera Kandetu, a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, who also served as Director General at the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and Sakeus Iikela, Secretary-General of the Namibia Media Profes
Digital rights and freedoms were not on the table as an issue when the crafters of the Windhoek Declaration articulated their aspirations for a free, independent and pluralistic media in Africa 30 years ago. But the penetration of new technolog
In this special podcast to mark World Press Freedom Day 2021 and the 30th anniversary of the seminal Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press, CITE (Centre for Innovation and Technology) founder/director Ze
The Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) has a very specific mandate to improve the welfare of journalists and media professionals in Namibia. The union’s main priority is to organise and unite local journalists and media workers operating
Namibia will host the global 2021 World Press Freedom Day celebration which also marks the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration on a Free, Pluralistic and Independent African Press. How does press freedom affect young people and wh
Women journalists are not only attacked for being in the media space. They are attacked for being a woman. To mark International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March 2021, #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister talks to Zimbabwean journalist, researcher and
#FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister talks to youth leader Bertha Tobias and Dr. Phillip Santos, senior lecturer in the dept of communication at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), about how youth is mobilising online against socio-
Some have written off radio as media with a sizeable foot in the future, but the Afrobarometer 2020 survey disputes this, saying that radio is still the most powerful source of information, reaching more people than any other medium on the cont
Public confusion and backlash around a WhatsApp update and concerns around data-sharing with its Facebook owners has resulted in them pushing back a privacy policy update. The data-sharing announcement prompted many users to flee WhatsApp and
How can podcasts be used as a tool for (media) sustainability, advocacy and training? #FreeSpeak host Gwen Lister discussed these and other issues with Director of Volume, Paul McNally. This episode was recorded during a three-day virtual confe
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