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Shyaka Kanuma

@ShyakaKanuma

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.

Repressive Actions Give Way to Business Realities

‘Independent newspapers and privately owned TV and radio stations lack the economies of scale necessary to become sustainable businesses.’
June 15, 2006

No Easy Life for Journalists in Africa

Working for an independent press is an act of extreme courage in many of the continent’s countries.
September 15, 2004

Courageous Zimbabwean Editor Becomes a Nieman Fellow

‘Like a recurring nightmare, Nyarota became a frequent occupant of Harare’s police cells.’
March 15, 2003