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Africa's media landscape is changing faster than the reporting about it suggests. Media in Africa is a ten-part podcast about the people driving the change: the editors, entrepreneurs, reporters and trainers who craft narratives and reflect African realities.
Host Georja Calvin-Smith talks with guests about press freedom, shifting audiences, new ways of working and where the continent's journalism goes next. Guests include Lisa MacLeod (FT Strategies), Moky Makura (Africa No Filter), Stephanie Busari (SBB Media) and Marie Lora-Mungai (Restless Global), Ruud Elemendrop (Dutch Africa correspondent).
A new episode every Wednesday. Media in Africa is produced by Meridian17, a Dutch-South African think-and-do tank, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Media Programme.
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Professor Nancy Booker - A look back at the first season | Media in Africa #10
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Benon Herbert Oluka (GIJN) - The power of investigative journalism | Media in Africa #9
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Prof Herman Wasserman (Stellenbosch University) - Meddling in the media | Media in Africa #8
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Claus Stäcker (Deutsche Welle) - Public service media | Media in Africa #7
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Mamaponya Motsai (fraycollege) - Safety and ethics in media | Media in Africa #6
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Marie Lora-Mungai (Restless Global) - Economics behind the media and creative industries | Media in Africa #5
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Ruud Elmendorp (freelance journalist) - Partnerships & intentionality of news stories | Media in Africa #4
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Stephanie Busari (SBB Media) - Why local journalism matters? | Media in Africa #3
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Moky Makura (Africa No Filter) - Templates of storytelling and narratives | Media in Africa #2
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Lisa MacLeod (FT Strategies): Media consumption: who’s looking, where & how? | Media in Africa #1
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Aug 17, 2026 |