NMG Reshuffle Exposes the Gender Gap at the Top of African Media
Source: 263chat
Nation Media Group’s latest regional editorial restructuring has triggered an uncomfortable question about the place of women in African newsrooms: who gets to decide whose voice is heard?
NMG announced 11 senior editorial appointments across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania on September 16. All 11 positions went to men, including the acting editor-in-chief and senior editorial leadership roles in Kenya.
The announcement has prompted criticism over the absence of women from the new leadership structure.
NMG Group Managing Director and CEO Geoffrey Odundo has acknowledged the concerns, saying the organisation had “taken note of the public conversation” around women’s representation. He pointed to women making up 33% of NMG’s newsroom, 42% of its Executive Committee and 41% of heads of departments, with the company targeting 40% representation.
Nation Media Group’s latest regional editorial restructuring has triggered an uncomfortable question about the place of women in African newsrooms: who gets to decide whose voice is heard?
NMG announced 11 senior editorial appointments across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania on September 16. All 11 positions went to men, including the acting editor-in-chief and senior editorial leadership roles in Kenya.
The announcement has prompted criticism over the absence of women from the new leadership structure.
NMG Group Managing Director and CEO Geoffrey Odundo has acknowledged the concerns, saying the organisation had “taken note of the public conversation” around women’s representation. He pointed to women making up 33% of NMG’s newsroom, 42% of its Executive Committee and 41% of heads of departments, with the company targeting 40% representation.