Category: BLOG
What you’re really not understanding about this photo
So get this: it’s 2017, and for the first time in almost 30 YEARS, two black newsreaders have appeared presenting a prime time show on Sky. Let that sink in. Please note: this is nowhere near a dig at Sky, but rather at the whole of journalism. The face of journalism.
Let’s face it, the face of journalism is predominantly – and hugely white; only rarely featuring journalists of colour, let alone black journalists.
3 simple reasons why I’ll never force my friends to support my work
- Friends will naturally support you. Maybe not with EVERY blog post you write, but one in particular that they really enjoyed so decided to share. Not only does it show support, but it gives you an idea about something specific that they liked about your work. Not everything you do will appeal to your friends. Essentially, I think that’s why God gave us our friends, as friends! None of my close friends are journalists like myself, and I definitely understand why – opposites do tend to attract.
I launched my blog a year ago. Here are major key things I’ve learned:
Happy birthday to my blog! (Thanks, WordPress for the reminder). It’s been a great year for blogging. I released thisishannahajala.com at a time where I felt quite isolated, and it’s honestly been one of the best decisions ever! Here are some things I’ve learned along the way:
How to succeed in a ‘can do’ attitude
So we’re super close to completing the first month of the year. It’s been a really ambitious start for many people, especially given the fact that 2016 wasn’t the best year, for a number of reasons.
My beautiful connections of 2016
It’s been a very brilliant year for networking and meeting people from several areas of life through the most interesting circumstances. Social media has funnily enough become the driving force behind this and with that being said, here are some pretty amazing people I met this year that are doing awesome things that you should definitely check out.
What being without internet for a few days taught me
Gasping for the chance of wifi at every chance I could get, and not being able to fully utilise at work seeing as I come to work, to actually work, then turned into the choice to no longer care that I’d be going home after a long day to no internet. At first it was frustrating, but revealed many things about myself which was definitely food for thought and helped me realise some important things..
3 things black history month means to a black person in 2016
1. Another month. Honestly. This month is simply another month in the calendar year. As Morgan Freeman bluntly puts it in an interview…
It’s been 2 years. Here are key things I’ve learnt so far..
I hear that it’s the world’s largest broadcasting corporation, reaching worldwide audiences and producing content around the clock, 365 days a year. You can imagine how pleasantly shocked and humbled I was to be able to have been gifted this opportunity only 2 weeks after graduating in 2014. Since then, I’ve learnt super key points that I’ve experienced over the past 2 years..
Help, I’m a journalist that can’t read..
..books. Hardbacks, novels, stories; I just can’t seem to finish reading a story-telling book.
Hannah Ajala 