Ruth Keah, Multi-Award winning journalist and Media For Nature Co-Founder hosting Wimbi la Mazingira show at Blue Radio studio in Mombasa
Media for Nature added another feather to its cap in the reporting of underreported environmental conservation stories. Co-Founder Ruth Keah was among the journalists acknowledged for the important role journalists play in highlighting wildlife conservation stories.
Recently, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network celebrated 20 years, 5 years in East Africa, and the successful completion of its first conservation project, where they also recognized journalists for their role in reporting wildlife conservation.
Ruth, a multi-award-winning journalist, was honored for her work in reporting the underreported stories in wildlife conservation on radio and podcast.
This was after her story, Women at the forefront in Wildlife conservation, got longlisted in the Podcast & Radio 2024 category in the One World Media Awards.
“Congratulations. We are thrilled to let you know that your entry Women at the forefront in Wildlife conservation has been longlisted in the Podcast & Radio 2024 category. This year we received over 540 entries from 117 countries, and we saw an overwhelmingly high standard of powerful stories across all of our 15 award categories,” read the statement from Will Jameson, Events & Partnerships Manager at One World Media.
Project Manager, East African Media Coverage of Wildlife and Conservation Kiundu Waweru saw the successful completion of the East Africa Wildlife and Conservation Journalism Project, which in 5 years he managed to train close to 1,000 journalists and editors and supported 8 organizations in the region.
He congratulated all the journalists who participated in one way or another in making the project a success.
“Your story, Women at the Forefront in Wildlife Conservation, was recognized at a global level. Keep highlighting the underreported stories on radio and podcasts,” read the accolade inscribed on the award from Internews Earth Journalism Network East Africa Wildlife & Conservation Media Project.
On her part, Ruth Keah said that the award has given her the motivation to do more of the underreported stories and bring them to the limelight.
“It is always fulfilling to see that someone somewhere recognizes the work you are doing. This award means a lot to me and has given me the zeal to continue telling these stories. Thanks to Internews’ Earth Journalism Network for recognizing my work,” she said.
