Ukraine: Reporting war at home
Reporting a war at home, and why protests and waving Ukrainian flags matters, with 麻豆社 Ukrainian鈥檚 Irena Taranyuk and 麻豆社 Monitoring鈥檚 Vitaliy Shevchenko.
How does it feel to report on the world's biggest story when it also happens to be about your home? We hear from 麻豆社 Ukrainian's Irena Taranyuk and 麻豆社 Monitoring's Vitaliy Shevchenko about the challenges of reporting and living the story, sifting truth from sophisticated misinformation, and the impact of protests and support from around the world.
Sexism in Somalia
麻豆社 Africa Eye's recent film, 'Somalia, sexism and me', shows the everyday sexism and harassment Maryama Omar, a female camerawoman in Mogadishu, faces. It's something that 麻豆社 Somali's Bella Sheegow can relate to from her own experiences of reporting in Somalia.
Let's play AlWird!
Wordle became an international hit, with millions trying to guess the daily 5-letter word in only 6 attempts. Now there are equivalents in other languages, including Arabic. 麻豆社 Arabic's Yanita Georgieva tells the story of how AlWird came about.
(Photo: Ukrainian flags alongside a British Union Jack outside a London pub, March 2022. Credit: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 麻豆社鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi