Shyaka Kanuma

About Shyaka Kanuma

Shyaka Kanuma, a 2003 Nieman Fellow, is founder and editor of Focus, a new independent newspaper in Rwanda. In 2001 he was awarded the CNN/Freedom Forum’s Free Press Africa Award for his reporting with the Kigali weekly, Rwanda Newsline.

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Nieman Reports3

Repressive Actions Give Way to Business Realities

By Shyaka Kanuma• June 15, 2006

‘Independent newspapers and privately owned TV and radio stations lack the economies of scale necessary to become sustainable businesses.’ Read more

No Easy Life for Journalists in Africa

By Shyaka Kanuma• International Journalism• September 15, 2004

Working for an independent press is an act of extreme courage in many of the continent’s countries. Read more

Courageous Zimbabwean Editor Becomes a Nieman Fellow

By Shyaka Kanuma• Nieman Notes• March 15, 2003

‘Like a recurring nightmare, Nyarota became a frequent occupant of Harare’s police cells.’ Read more