Emerging Insights 2018: Media
Ashoka Fellows are working to rebuild trust in the media by ensuring journalists have the resources & tools that enable rigorous, fact-based, & reliable journalism.
Journalism and Democracy
Ashoka Fellow David Bornstein: "I covered the murder of a woman when I was writing for New York Newsday. And I remember reporting that story — it was really heartbreaking — and my editor calling me up at 5 a.m. the next morning to tell me what a great job I had done, because I'd gotten these really...
Bill Drayton discusses a Changemaker world with Carnegie Council
"Young people cannot know they are Changemakers unless they have done something that proves it to themselves.” said Bill Drayton in his conversation with the Carnegie foundation on June 10, 2015. The vision for an “Everyone a Changemaker” world is very clear: The demand for industrial repetition is...
3 Media and Technology Solutions for the Good of All from Ashoka’s Media and Technology Fellows at the DW Global Media Forum
Across the world today, citizens are active participants both as members of the audience, news makers and reporters. People are contributing to the story of change as technology lowers barriers to participation, making it possible for many more to participate. Local changemakers share media coverage...
When Police Brutality And Digital Rights Collide – Lessons From Nigeria
Gbenga Sesan, founder of Paradigm Initiative, warns there's an upsurge of online censorship and digital clampdowns, following the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
Announcing Our First Storytellers-in-Residence
Meet Christine McLaren and Erin Millar of Discourse Media Ashoka Canada is pleased to announce the selection of our first Storytellers-in-Residence, a new program supporting Canadian innovators in media. Vancouver-based journalists, Erin Millar and Christine McLaren, will serve as joint-fellows who...
To Change the Migration Narrative, We Need Fact-Checkers
In the fight against disinformation, one media outlet is redirecting readers who seek out the negative
Angry Americans and What the Future Holds
In 2004, just back from a combat tour in Iraq, Paul Rieckhoff started Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). After growing the group to over 500,000 members and spearheading significant federal policy to protect veterans, Paul transitioned IAVA to new leadership this year and started...
Uplifting stories of Muslim Women: Mena and Zena’s journey to changemaking
How sisters Mena and Zena are making literature more inclusive by writing, normalizing, and uplifting the diverse stories of Muslim women.
Elías Meza
A sus 17 años, Elías es el director, editor y reportero de La Fontana, un periódico que se reparte en San Carlos de Ñuble. Todo comenzó cuando sintió que en las pequeñas ciudades de Chile hacía falta una prensa de mayor calidad y con información en profundidad. Así que cuando estaba en segundo medio...