Report for the World announces selection of first-ever corps members
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Six journalists will join newsrooms in Nigeria and India this World Press Freedom Day to fill coverage gaps decimated by COVID-19
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“There is a need to strengthen press freedom around the world. Healthy societies require trusted, accurate information and never before has that need been more clear and more urgent, said Charles Sennott, founder and CEO of The GroundTruth Project. BOSTON (PRWEB) May 03, 2021
Report for the World announced today the selection of six journalists for its 2021-2022 reporting corps. Three corps members will join the staff at TheCable in Nigeria and three will join Scroll.in in India.
The selected journalists for TheCable are Taiwo Adebulu, head, fact-Check desk; Vivian Chime, climate change reporter, and Ayodele Oluwafemi, criminal justice reporter.
The corps members for Scroll.in are Aarefa Johari, covering work and gender; Ishan Kukreti, land and climate, and Johanna Deeksha, health and education.
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“On World Press Freedom Day, it is our extraordinary honor to support these talented journalists who will be serving their communities,” said Charles Sennott, founder and chief executive officer of GroundTruth, said.
“Our mission is to rebuild journalism from the ground up by helping local news organizations serve under-covered corners of their communities. There is a need to strengthen press freedom around the world. Healthy societies require trusted, accurate information and never before has that need been more clear and more urgent.”