A first of its kind all-female media outlet has been launched in Somalia, seeking to amplify women’s voices and report on the rarely-discussed challenges they face on a daily basis.
Dubbed Bilan, meaning bright and clear in Somali, the media house consists of one editor and five journalists and will produce TV, radio and online content. It is based in the country’s capital Mogadishu and is part of the Dalsan Media Group, one of Somalia’s largest media houses. The outlet is being funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Nasrin Mohamed Ibrahim, Bilan’s editor-in-chief, has been a journalist for 12 years and is among the founders of the Somali Women Journalist Organisation. Ibrahim is Somalia’s first female editor-in-chief.
https://www.fairplanet.org/story/inside-somalias-all-female-newsroom/
