Top 10 Nigeria Fashion Designer to Admire

1. DURO OLOWU

Duro Olowu is no doubt one of the top Nigerian clothing designers and among Africa’s finest. His fashion line, Duro Olowo has been featured in numerous fashion runways and featured in a number of fashion events. His work has evolved and has become an inspiration for African designers and fashionistas.

2. LISA FOLAWIYO

Lisa Folawiyo has been hailed among Nigerian designers that have the most ingenious designs. Her creation features a blend of West African inspired designs with an edgy futuristic touch. The fashion designs have won her accolades among various fashion platforms in the world.

3. FOLU AJAYI

Folu Ajayi has designed her way to becoming among the top African designers. The 22-year-old’s story is an inspiring one of following one’s dreams. The youngster has an established a fashion label, House of Dabira which features some of the most detailed and authentic African clothes’ designs.

4. MAI ATAFO

Mai Atafo is arguably one of Africa’s and Nigeria’s top fashion icons and designers. His brand, Mai Atafo Inspired, has dressed top celebrities and earned him a legion of followers. His pieces are a collection of chic and traditional fusions that you are bound to fall in love with. He has achieved numerous milestones including the GLITZ Designer of the Year award.

5. OLUWATOBI AKINTOYE

She is  among the featured Top Ladies in Fashion and Beauty Business. Despite her humble beginnings, she has some of the unique African fashion creations. Her fashion designs and styles are a mix of edgy and natural flare to the African fabric. Her collections have in effect been showcased all around the world .

6. VOVWE OMOKE

She the creator Ovom Fashion which aims at empowering the African woman through fashion. She has been using fashion as her tool for empowerment in various creative ways. This has seen her achieve remarkable fashion milestones. Bold and creative blends are the recurring themes in her pieces.

7. FOLAKE FOLARIN COKER

Folake Coker is a creator, fashion icon, and director of top fashion brand, Tiffany Amber. She established her brand in 1998 and has since then been making African inspired designs that have a modern feel. The focus and detailed loveliness in these creations have seen wide acceptance.

8. ZIZI CARDOW

Zizi Cardow has made quite an impact on African fashion. She has designs that cater for every mood, from adventurous to serene. She accomplishes this by blending different elements and inspiration to accomplish this. This has broadened her impact on both the African and Nigerian fashion styles.

9. ADEBOLA ADEBOWALE

Derb’s Signature is quickly becoming a household name in Nigerian fashion. Adebola established the label as a way to realize her design prospects. She has used it to propel her homely yet edgy designs of the African fabric to the next level. Her work oozes perfection and lovely attention to detail.

10. MODUPE ADEOTI

She is the head designer behind the 17.09 Couture label. She has based her designs on the Nigerian touch of aesthetics with modern trends. She uses this as her base and goes on to create lovely designs that have met the fashion world’s attention. This is why she’s such an inspiration.

A List of Top 10 Kenyan Fashion Bloggers By Reed Fashion Mag

The aim of this list is to feature all the notable and upcoming Kenyan fashion bloggers. We feel this is a great way to recognize and appreciate their efforts while giving them a boost to their readership. Fashion blogging in Kenya is becoming a major gig and a hobby for many who use it to showcase and cover their personal styles and share ideas. Even though the ladies have dominated this sphere, the menfolk have also shown their capability and strength in running a fashion blog too. This is a random list (and not a marketing copy), but it is also worth to know the top female fashion bloggers in Kenya and top men fashion bloggers in Kenya.

1. SHARON MUNDIA

Sharon is one of the popular female fashion bloggers in Kenya. Her efforts have earned her the rights to rank among the top. She runs the “This is Ess” fashion blog and believes that fashion is all about expressing your personal character and imaginations in the best possible way. She started blogging in 2012 and hopes to inspire women across Africa. Some of the categories she covers include travel, wedding, lifestyle, and beauty. She also writes for Lifestyle Magazine run by Capital FM.

2. NANCIE MWAI

Her love for fashion started while she was still a young girl and she grew to pursue her dreams. She started out as a stylist for the Nation Newspaper, and she later launched “The Fashion Notebook,” an online fashion blog, in 2010. Nancie has enjoyed a glare of publicity due to her blog. She is a two times winner of the BAKE Best Fashion Blogger competition. Currently, she runs a blog under her name, Nancie Mwai, and she covers Travel, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, and Beauty.

3. JOY KENDI

Kendi is known for her acting roles in Changing Times and Prem, Joy Kendi started out as an actress with no prior experience. She launched her blog, Our Style Kenya (now Just Joy Kendi), during her acting course as a side gig. It took off later and has become one of Kenya’s most visited blogs. Joy Kendi is one of the most popular Kenyan bloggers. Her style is chic and meant for the modern woman.

4. LUCIA MUSAU

Lucia Musau is a creative thinker, an entrepreneur and fashion blogger that has caused ripples online based on her blog. The blog, luciamusau.com, offers practical and stylish tips for the modern stylista. She incorporates all parts of style, from hair to beauty, to bring out the full experience of a fashion statement.

5. SILVIA NJOKI

Silvia Njoki’s blog, silvianjoki.com has reinvented the whole fashion sphere. This is mainly because of the vast content and tips that she offers fashion enthusiasts. She studied fashion at London’s renowned University of The Arts.She brings together creative styles with a chic modern touch in all aspects of fashion and beauty.

6. WINNY ODANDE

Winny drives forward one of Kenya’s most robust and encompassing fashion blogs. Her style primarily focuses on an ethnic touch on a modern appeal to style. She is a top Kenyan stylist, fashion blogger, and creative personality. Winny’s blog, fitndiscover.com, paints a broad stroke of fashion haven of ideas that encourages creativity.

7. MAUREEN BANDARI

Maureen holds a beautiful aura of a fun and creative-themed blog designed for beauty bits and fashion pieces. Her blog, thefunshionmistress.com has a bold and auspicious online presence. This is naturally due to her incorporation of beauty and style and fashion tips in the clearest and boldest expressions. That pretty much sums up her awesome sense of style.

8. WINNIE THE FASHIONISTA

Her stylish sense has made her become a creative and fashion-forward guru Kenya. She is also among the top Kenyan fashion bloggers. Winnie’s blog, winniethefashionista.com , gives timely and fashion-forward tips that create different dimensions of fashion entities. Her diary, termed as a diary of style, is a go-to place for all matters chic and stylish. This clearly shows why the lady rules.

9. WAIRIMU NYANDIA

Wairimu has steadily risen to becoming one of Kenya’s most renowned Kenyan fashion bloggers and hair enthusiasts. She directs one of the most compelling blogs in the fashion scene. She gives different tips on handling hair matters for the ladies and the fashion equivalents to complete the look. Her blog, wairimunyandia.com, has varying styles and trends for the fashionista and modern woman to bring out their best.

10. MUMBI SHOKEY
Mumbi Shokey has one of the most active online presence in the Kenyan fashion blogger scene. With a Youtube channel to complement the awesome work of art that is her blog, she is one to watch, pun-intended. Her style is a beautiful, classy mixture of fusing different styles to bring out completeness. Mumbi’s blog, mumbishokey.com, paints a vivid picture of class and style to accentuate a modern woman’s look.

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KENYA GLAMOUR AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES

Voting for the 100+ nominees in this year’s Jumia Kenya Glamour Awards is currently open to the public. The selection features a host of personalities from the world of fashion, entertainment, TV and music among others and seeks to recognize art and talent.
This year’s event will be held at the Boma hotel on the 1st of October 2016 with musical and comic performances by established and upcoming artists starting from 6pm.
“When you support art and talent, you inspire a generation. We are humbled to be part of this inspiration for the second year running and we hope through it, thousands of people will find the courage to follow their talent and dreams.”
The list of nominees has been released and can be viewed below. You will be required to SMS the name and code of your preferred candidate as many times as possible to 22448.
Advance tickets to the event will retail at Ksh.1,500 and Ksh. 2,000 at the gate and can be purchased HERE and onTicket sasa. If you would like to know more about the event then please contact the office throughkenyaglamourawards@gmail.com/ Helpline 0705556594 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

UPCOMING FEMALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Kate Ariana (KGA1)
2 Akual Chan (KGA2)
3 Mbaire Wangui (KGA3)
4 Nayanka Singh (KGA4)
5 Gryce Tiyo (KGA5)
UPCOMING MALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Rickie Maina (KGA6)
2 Scoby Omollo (KGA7)
3 Ben Blaq (KGA8)
4 Kevin Aruwa (KGA9)
PLUS SIZE MODEL OF THE YEAR

Name Code

1 Dean Ajema (KGA10)2 Sandra Joan (KGA11)
3 Emmah Lumulu (KGA12)
4 Agarther Gichaga (KGA13)
5 Sharon Rosina (KGA14)
UPCOMING PHOTOGRAPHER
Name Code
1 Kuyoh Photography (KGA15)
2 Dharshie Photography (KGA16)
3 House of Mayom (KGA17)
4 Kybe Photography (KGA18)
EMERGING WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Malishaj Fashion Line (KGA19)
2 House of Kaji (KGA20)
3 Sewe Kenya (KGA21)
4 Sanj Creations (KGA22)
5 Baya Clothing (KGA23)
6 Ndululu (KGA24)
7 Afrobertine (KGA25)
8 Adhiambo Odinga (KGA26)
9 GlamourVille Empire (KGA27)
EMERGING MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Vinclizz (KGA28)
2 Shiyenze (KGA29)
3 Mance Apparel (KGA30)
4 Brian Manase (KGA31)
MAKE UP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Make up by Warehouse (KGA32)
2 Make up by Ruthie (KGA33)
3 Make Up by SK (KGA34)
4 Make up by Dee (KGA35)
5 Make up by Rose (KGA36)
BLOGGER/BLOG OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Vami Love (KGA37)
2 Blended Bacon (KGA38)
3 StlylishNick SN (KGA39)
4 Couch Health & Fitness (KGA40)
5 Dapper Brother (KGA41)
BEST DRESSED FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Akothee (KGA42)
2 STL (KGA43)
3 Avril (KGA44)
4 Size 8 (KGA45)
5 Dela (KGA46)
6 Victoria Kimani (KGA47)
STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Brian Babu (KGA48)
2 Beata Otieno (KGA49)
3 Kevin Abbra (KGA50)
4 Jamdown (KGA51)
5 Rikitah Selections (KGA52)
BEST DRESSED MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Kaka Sungura (KGA53)
2 Octopizzo (KGA54)
3 Kagwe Mungai (KGA55)
4 Willy Paul (KGA56)
TOP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Eric Saganda (KGA57)
2 Heenie Photography (KGA58)
3 Antony Trivet (KGA59)
4 Nick Klaus (KGA60)
5 Charles Ngomo (KGA60A)
6. Donald Gregory (KGA153)
TOP FEMALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Anjili Laura (KGA61)
2 Sylvia Shimanyula (KGA62)
3 Rehema Omar (KGA63)
4 Barbara June (KGA64)
5 Margaret Muchemi (KGA65)
6 Maureen Theo (KGA66)
7 Eunice Onyango (KGA67)
BEST DRESSED MALE MEDIA PERSONALITY
Name Code
1 Brian Ogana (KGA68)
2Jalang’o – Radio Maisha (KGA6)
3 Jamal Gadaafi – KTN (KGA70)
4 Hussein Mohamed – Citizen (KGA71))
5 Mike Makori – KTN (KGA7)
6. K Four - Kiss TV (KGA74))
7 Jeff Koinange – KTN (KGA75)
BEST DRESSED FEMALE MEDIA PERSONALITY
Name Code
1 Betty Kyallo – KTN (KGA76)
2 Janet Mbugua – Citizen (KGA77)
3 Amina Mohamed – K24 (KGA78)
4 Kanze Dena – Citizen (KGA79)
5 Victoria Rubadiri -NTV (KGA80)
6 Lillian Muli – Citizen (KGA81)
7 DeeDee – KISS TV (KGA82)
SUPPORTIVE COMPANY
Name Code
1 Pambazuka Lottery (KGA83)
2 ONFON (KGA84)
3 Mosound (KGA85)
4 Sportpesa (KGA86)
5 Airtel (KGA88)
TOP MALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Gabu Fords (KGA89)
2 Kenson Njagi (KGA90)
3 Nelvin Chuma (KGA91)
4 Boaz Hosea (KGA92)
5 Ken Fredrick (KGA93)
6 Brian Onyango (KGA94)
7 Alex Kirimi (KGA95)
8 Harry Rambo (KGA96)
WOMEN'S-WEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Mayeye Designs (KGA97)
2 Shenu Hooda (KGA98)
3 PhyllGood (KGA99)
4 AfroStreet by Melanie (KGA100)
5 Vaishali (KGA101)
MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Name Code
1 Gjey Mavazi (KGA102)
2 G n M Trends (KGA103)
3 Mohamed Bana (KGA104)
4 Citificial (KGA105)
BEST DRESSED CEO
Name Code
1 Anerlisa Muigai – Nero (KGA106)
2 Olive Gachara – Couture Africa (KGA107)
3 Yvonne Odhiambo – Afrostreet Kollection (KGA108)
4 Lynnette Anderson – NFM (KGA109)
5 Nancy Amunga – Dana Limited (KGA110)
BEST DRESSED DJ
Name Code
1 Dj Mo (KGA111)
2 Dj Joe Mfalme (KGA112)
3 Kaytrixx (KGA113)
4 Dj Kim (NickDee) (KGA114)
BEST DRESSED COMEDIAN
Name Code
1 David the Student (KGA117)
2 Sleepy (KGA118)
3 Chipukizee (KGA121)
4 Dc. Oweneke (KGA154)
5 mc jessee jasper (KGA155)
BRANDS TO WATCH
Name Code
1 DJ Pscratch (KGA133)
2 Kish – Artist (KGA134)
3 Xpat Mkwanja – Artist (KGA135)
4 Myra Anubi – Media Personality (KGA136)
5 Josphine Apiyo – Model (KGA137)
6 House of Mayom – Photography (KGA138)
7 Dj Edu Gee – Dj (KGA139)
8 June Rapsha – Artist (KGA140)
9 Vicmass Luo Dolar – Artist (KGA141)
10 Dismas Ogola – Social Media Personality (KGA142)
SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY
Name Code
1 Xtiendela (KGA143)
2 Vincent Mutuma (KGA145)
3 Moseax (KGA146)
4 TopBlogger (KGA147)
5 Ramzzy (KGA148)
6. Brian mbunde (KGA156)

Content Courtesy Of Jumia Kenya 

2016

Jumia to Launch Its Own Mobile Money Wallet Jumia Pay

Leading pan African e­-commerce Jumia announced yesterday the launch of JumiaPay, a third party online payment solution aimed at providing a safer, faster and more convenient online payment experience.

The online payment solution JumiaPay is a first for e­-commerce Jumia and will most certainly be decisive in facilitating online payments across the 23 African countries where it operates, encouraging the progressive change to cashless societies. If the majority of payments performed on Jumia’s platforms is cash on delivery (between 70 to 90%), JumiaPay comes as a major milestone for improving customers’ online experience for the coming months and years, following in the footsteps of Chinese e­-commerce Alibaba and its online payment platform AliPay.
Jeremy Hodara, co­CEO of Jumia, emphasized the value added of the new payment platform for the online customer: ​ “Jumia Pay has a very simple yet crucial objective: go even further in providing a safe, a secure and a convenient shopping experience to our customers, building trust along the way between us, our thousands of sellers and our millions of customers. We are very proud to be able to offer this new service to our customers and participate in building financial inclusion in Africa to unbanked or underbanked populations”. JumiaPay will first  be implemented in Jumia’s biggest market, Nigeria, with more innovations to come before the end of the year.

The advantages of mobile money are central for e­commerce in African countries where mobile penetration is soaring and where the main challenges are to build trust for the customers and provide adequate payment systems. Indeed, already 50% of Jumia customers access the different platforms via their mobile phone, that figure reaching 70% in Nigeria. With its very secure payment system using a confidential code, mobile money payment is among the most trusted forms of payment across Africa. Mobile money also offers many perks for the customer.
First, the transfer is instantaneous and cheaper than any bank transactions. Second, payments via mobile money do not require the user to have a bank account, something decisive in 19 African countries where the population has less bank accounts than it has mobile money accounts.

Jumia has also collaborated with leading telecom companies MTN, Orange and Tigo to launch their own mobile money solutions on 20 of its platforms, spread across 8 African countries (Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria).
Orange Money solutions are expected to launch in Ivory Coast and Cameroon at the beginning of Autumn on Jumia’s two biggest platforms there, Jumia Mall and Jumia Market (formerly Kaymu). MTN Mobile money and Tigo Cash are already live on more than 20 Jumia platforms (Jumia Mall, Jumia Market, Jumia Food, Jumia Travel and Jumia Deals) across 7 crucial countries in Africa, including 2 (Ivory Coast and Uganda) where the portion of the population with a mobile money account is higher than the portion of the population with a bank account. ​ JumiaPay will undoubtedly be a stepping stone in ensuring safer transactions between customers and Jumia benefit greatly the thousands of local businesses and vendors who sell daily on the many platforms of the company, helping them connect in a more secure and convenient way with their customers.

Jumia to provide E-commerce Training to over 3,000 Women in Kenya

In an effort to support Kenyan women entrepreneurs in business, over 3,000 women from Kenya will be given an opportunity to undergo E-commerce training, facilitated by Jumia in collaboration with SheCares International.
These women were selected by SheCares International from the Global Women Summit, launched yesterday by Cabinet secretary for public service,youth and Gender affairs Sicily Kariuki.The ecommerce training will empower women to navigate the digital world to and access broader markets

Speaking at the launch of the inaugural Global Women's Summit, hosted by shecares International in partnership with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Sam Chappatte MD of Jumia Kenya said the training will empower women to exploit opportunities in the virtual space and break technological barriers.
“In a world that is going virtual, it is crucial that all actors in society have the training & tools they need to exploit the marketplace of tomorrow. This program is tailored to train these ambitious, enterprising women on technological tools they will need to succeed, and simple means to start generating new income streams, without investing more capital”

“Through our sister services at Jumia, we can offer additional opportunities to restaurant owners who wish to list on Jumia Food, property dealers who want to work with Jumia House, Hotel owners on Jumia Travel, and product owners with Jumia & Jumia Market,” added Chappatte.
  Cs.Kariuki emphasized the importance of empowering women to fully exploit their potential and pledged to work together with all stakeholders to ensure that the business environment is favorable for women to be empowered economically.
“Women are key agents for achieving transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development in Kenya and globally”, said KEPSA CEO Ms.Carole Kariuki.
The Global Women’s Summit is a Women's Information Network (WIN) initiative which was founded by Dr. Paula Fellingham in the United States in 2009. The GWS has been launched in over 40 countries worldwide and its mission is to strengthen women and families worldwide, through education, empowerment and entrepreneurship. WIN provides women with online and on land education to empower businesses and personal lives.

Jumia will be working closely with Shecares international to drive their agenda for women empowerment in Kenya through trainings

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We are witnessing the birth of a unique energy drink that’s about to revolutionize the African market.

Two former managers from Jumia Africa founded a production company that aims to transform the energy drink market in Africa. Their venture, Mutalo Group, produces one of the most astonishing drinks that popped up in the African market in the last years – KABISA Energy Drink. How come that within the last two years, in the times of a vast range of energy drink offerings, they managed to familiarize people with their own product and conquer new markets? It all started two years ago.

Tomasz Nowowiejski

CEO at Mutalo Group, fmr Managing Director Jumia Africa at Rocket Internet (fmr Kaymu.com)           

Two young and ambitious ex-managers came back to Poland after spending more than three years in Africa, where they were placing the foundations for the local e-commerce industry with Jumia Africa. Deeply familiar with the realities of the African economy and equipped with business connections throughout the continent, they decided to start on their own. It took them almost a year to design something completely different than a usual energy drink. They spent that time ringing up to the potential distributors, creating the best possible product, finding the right distribution channels, and coming up with an extraordinary marketing vision. Put that all together and you will get KABISA Energy Drink. It is enough to look at the design of the can to see that there is something totally new and puzzling about it.
But is it good? And how can it be so different from all the others? The first thing that differs KABISA from its competitors is the proper value for money. It’s based on high quality ingredients, which is why people are eager to pay more, however, it’s not one of the most expensive energy drinks on the market. African beverage markets have a tendency to be bi-polarized – there are cheap, low quality drinks and, on the other hand, high quality ones, which are heavily overpriced. There was hardly anything in between before KABISA appeared on the display shelves; to put it simply, KABISA has filled the gap in the energy drink sector. As a result, the customers who are looking for something of good quality don’t have to spend twice as much because expensive, premium products are no longer the only ones that are offered. What more, international giants offer their branded products in Africa, but they use the same packaging, pricing and marketing strategies that they use all over the world. It is Mutalo Group that seems to be one of the first international companies from outside the continent to understand that Africa is different and has different needs.

 Once you find KABISA in a store you know that it is in the right place. African design, tropical taste, branded fridges – it seems like nothing special, but altogether it creates something unique yet familiar. This is exactly what makes people want to buy it, not commercials with sportsmen jumping from the roofs and monster trucks, which are not commonplace or embedded in the local culture. All things considered, we are witnessing the expansion of the African market and KABISA Energy Drink is a perfect example-- it shows that there is a place and a growing demand for good quality products. Who knows, maybe it’s the beginning of another beverage giant?

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Adam Thomas joins EJC as New Director

The European Journalism Centre is pleased to announce Adam Thomas as its new Director. Thomas will fill the role vacated by departing Director Wilfried Ruetten, who has held the position since 2006. Adam Thomas brings experience of start-ups, traditional media industry and media development from both the private and non-profit sectors from his previous roles at Storyful and Sourcefabric.
“By choosing Adam Thomas as the new Director, the EJC wants to send a message,” said Vicent Partal, EJC Board Chair. “In the coming years we will dig deeper still into the most important questions journalism faces today. Adam has experience in developing some of the most successful projects in new journalism that we have seen in Europe. He is an asset that will help our organization to become a lighthouse for all those interested in innovation, in ethics, and in technology. The EJC plays a major role in helping our colleagues throughout the world to understand the changing scenario of the news business. We must preserve the best traditions of journalism in order to serve our communities and fulfill the role media must play in a complex world. Adam’s leadership will be crucial to achieving these objectives.”
"The Board wishes to express its sincere and profound appreciation of Mr. Ruetten’s achievements since he took office in 2006. It is thanks to him that the EJC has successfully tackled the last decade's changes in the journalism ecosystem and innovated its approaches, offers, and initiatives in response to the online environment. The foundation has weathered this transition with flying colours and proactively adapted new tools, developed new partnerships, and acquired new audiences in the process. Under Mr. Ruetten’s guidance, the EJC has become one of the most important supporters of quality journalism in Europe through up-to-date training, grant programmes, and accompanying activities."
Mr. Thomas will start as Director effective January 1st 2017. He will move to Maastricht in November 2016 to work with Mr Rütten on the transition.
“I’m delighted to join the EJC,” Thomas said. “Technology is transforming media consumption, delivery, partnerships, ethics and experimentation. Through projects like the News Impact Summits, the Innovation in Development Reporting Grant Programme, Data Driven Journalism, and the Verification Handbook, the EJC has changed the way journalists work. I believe the EJC is now perfectly positioned to ensure the independence and importance of journalism with a new era of invention and profitability. The Board and I share a vision that places the EJC at the heart of the innovation and debate around journalism, ethics, and technology globally.”
About Adam Thomas
Adam Thomas is an award-winning journalism and technology leader. In his previous role as Chief Product Officer at Storyful, he was responsible for the vision and delivery of over 20 innovativejournalism products to 150 of the world’s biggest media organisations. Adam joined Storyful in July 2013 as director of Business Development. The company was acquired by News Corp in December 2013, and has grown from 27 people to over 120 in New York, Hong Kong, London, Sydney and Dublin.
Previously, he was Head of Communications at the international nonprofit Sourcefabric, where he managed communications strategy and community growth. Adam has worked on media development projects in over 50 countries worldwide. His teams and projects have won an INMA Global Innovation Award, the African News Innovation Challenge, a Guardian Digital Innovation Award (Best Technology for Social Change) and a Knight-Batten Innovations in Journalism Award. He tweets at @datatheism.

About The European Journalism Centre (EJC)
The European Journalism Centre (EJC), established in 1992, is a non-profit international foundation with the remit to improve, strengthen, and underpin journalism and the news media. This mission has two main aspects: on the one hand, it is about safeguarding, enhancing, and future-proofing quality journalism in Europe and on the other hand, it is about supporting initiatives towards press freedom in emerging and developing countries. This often includes creating the framework conditions for independent and self-determined journalism in the first place. To these ends, the EJC provides thematic training, professional capacity development, and a wide range of support activities for journalists.

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July 2016

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