Thanks to the journalism festival #ijf24 for giving us the space to have this important conversation around extractive journalism. It was fantastic to be on a panel with Jessie Lau Yousra Elbagir Meera Senthilingam
If you missed our session you can watch it here:
journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

What’s extractive journalism?
“When industry of journalism hijacks the craft” Yousra Elbagir

“When you project your experiences on subjects of your reporting” Jessie Lau

“When you develop a clinical relationship with material” Ladan Anoushfar
Live: journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

🔴SAVE THE DATE!
'Their story or yours? How to practice less extractive journalism'
#ijf24  with 
Ladan Anoushfar
Yousra Elbagir
Jessie Lau
Meera Senthilingam
🎥Live & On Demand > Sat, 20 Apr
journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

🛑The illegal sale of #mercury skin lighteners is a travesty, impacting women of color globally, and it must stop.
👉We urge governments & others to submit info Minamata Convention on Mercury on challenges & steps to stop their production, trade, advertising and sale.
shorturl.at/efrCG

‼️Today, #AsEquals launches a new series, The Great Illusion.

Under Meera Senthilingam's editorial leadership the reporting will seek to answer the following questions: Is work working for women? If not, how can we fix it?
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We want to hear your voice! Women of color in the U.S. are impacted by colorism, skin-lightening, and chemical exposures. Please participate in this critical survey and tell us the type of educational materials that work for you & your community. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Couple of great journalism roles going The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Senior global health reporter and (regular) global health reporter buff.ly/3NvyA3t #JOURNALISM #JOBS

Thank you Minamata Convention on Mercury for creating space for us last week to discuss the ways mercury from cosmetics particularly skin-lighting is impacting many communities globally.

Here is the highlight of our discussion: youtu.be/4ec0DW20ZTY?si…

#endskinlightening #Makingmercuryhistory

Minamata Convention on Mercury Global Environment Facility (GEF) UN Environment Programme Dr Maria Neira World Health Organization (WHO) The Beautywell Melanin Foundation Meera Senthilingam Monika Stankiewicz Kheris Rogers Pantheon Of Women who inspire Amira Adawe, MPH 'Nice skin doesn't mean light skin.'

Thank you for joining this #MinamataCOP5 special event on ' #Mercury in #Cosmetics – More than what meets the eye'!

Find more information and revisit the event on our page ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN31Oct23

We want to hear your voice! Women of color in the U.S. impacted by colorism, skin-lightening, and chemical exposures, please participate in this critical survey and tell us the type of educational materials that work for you. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

These guides to online safety are easy to follow and cover a range of issues. Worth a read and please share with anyone who needs them -- which is most people! #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #onlineharassment #OnlineSafety

🔎👉Our new report is out! zeromercury.org/mercury-added-…
💻Online platforms need to stop selling dangerous mercury-added cosmetics!🧴
🤝Efficient measures and international cooperation is needed to prevent the illegal sale of mercury cosmetics.

And here it is! SO proud of this now Emmy award-winning video and how much cultural insight and scientific information it gets across in just a few minutes about an underreported issue: skin whitening. The power of animation! #asequals #colorism

So proud of the team that won an EMMY for an incredibly important story - the dangers of mercury in skin whitening creams. This beautiful explainer video from our As Equals strand won outstanding graphic design at last night's #NewsEmmys
edition.cnn.com/videos/health/…