International Women’s Day – Nikki Akinola, NCTJ
"I feel very blessed to enjoy my work. I’m in a position where I can enjoy learning and developing my skills for the future and take on any challenges that may come my way."
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"I feel very blessed to enjoy my work. I’m in a position where I can enjoy learning and developing my skills for the future and take on any challenges that may come my way."
"Could it not be argued that bias comes about from not only how women are viewed by society but how we view ourselves?"
"This year may go down as the year journalists fought back. And my God, they did it in style."
"Reporting on and about a community that you live, socialise and have worked in is important to me."
It has meant the world to me to be given an opportunity to stand with those young people that feel they aren't good enough.
"Reflecting upon the ghastly historic coverage of my community, one thing rings true: words have power. And by proxy, the press has the power to influence public opinion. As a journalist, I consider it my duty to play my role in the drive for positive social change."
At the beginning of October I accepted my Student of the Year award from the PPA.
At the beginning of October I accepted my Student of the Year award from the PPA.
"I saw the Facebook community journalism project as an exciting initiative that was looking to put local communities at the heart of regional news, something I have been immensely proud to have been part of."