{"id":3978,"date":"2012-09-13T06:10:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T06:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ingeta.com\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2012-09-13T06:10:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T06:10:24","slug":"changing-the-headlines-reporting-africa-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/congolobilelo.com\/IN\/changing-the-headlines-reporting-africa-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference “Changing the Headlines: Reporting Africa Differently?” – London, sept 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tDate: <\/strong>Thursday, 20 September, 2012 – 18:00
\n Location: <\/strong>Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London (Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG\u00a0 Londo, UK)<\/p>\n

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A panel discussion jointly organised with the London Africa Media Network (LAMN)<\/em>. Speakers: <\/strong>Author Ben Rawlence, Shana Mongwang (filmmaker and activist), and <\/em>Egon<\/em> Cossou (Editor, Africa Business Report<\/em>, BBC World). Chair: Agnes Gitau (Founder, LAMN).<\/em> <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Despite Africa\u2019s increasing economic prosperity and global prominence, media coverage of the continent arguably remains a steady diet of war, rape and disorder. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the stories and narratives we know of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

This panel discussion, which will also mark the launch Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa\u2019s Deadliest War<\/em> by author Ben Rawlence, will examine the way Africa is represented in the global media landscape and explore the prospects for transforming the reporting of the continent.<\/p>\n

About the speakers: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Rawlence <\/strong>is a senior researcher on Africa for Human Rights Watch. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, The London Review of Books, Prospect, and The Huffington Post, and he has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4\u2019s From Our Own Correspondent<\/em>. Ben studied Swahili and history at the University of London and received his Master\u2019s degree in international relations from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n

Shana Mongwanga<\/strong> is a London-based Congolese activist,\u00a0film director, writer and actor. Shana previously worked for the UK Office of the Jesuit Refugee Service, advocating and lobbying on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers on a national and European level.\u00a0 In response to a growing frustration and to tackle the root causes of refugee issues, she founded Africa Lives! PRODUCTIONS – a social enterprise, which works with charities, companies and individuals to promote positive social change through the use of film, theatre and the arts. Shana has a Masters degree in Political Science & International Relations and a BA in Law from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium).<\/p>\n

This event is free to attend; to help us cater appropriately we\u2019d grateful if you RSVP to RSVP@royalafricansociety.org<\/strong>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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