Compelling and thought-provoking discussion with leading experts as they navigate the challenges of reporting on gender-related crimes. From the horrors of wartime sexual violence to the ongoing battl...
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Eliza Anyangwe
editor-in-chief The Fuller Project
Eliza Anyangwe is editor-in-chief of The Fuller Project.
Previously, she was Managing Editor of CNN’s multi-award-winning gender inequality reporting team As Equals, and co-founder of The Gender Beat, a collaborative project to promote nuanced, impactful gender journalism and build a supportive community for those who produce it, particularly in the Majority World.
Before joining CNN in February 2021, she was Managing Editor of The Correspondent, a platform for constructive, member-funded, ad-free journalism. Eliza has spoken about gender, journalism or international development on stages from SXSW to TED Global; has written for Open Democracy, Al Jazeera and the FT, and has appeared on Newsnight, BBC World Service, PRI’s The World and Our Body Politic, among others. She is a contributing author to Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century, published by Routledge.
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