The idea of dialogue and storytelling in journalism has often taken a step back in the face of more centrist and national media conglomerates that largely control the narrative and focus of the content, including the entrance of regular individuals from different regions in the industry. Journalism today essentially follows a one-way transmission of information. By taking the role of the storyteller, journalists claim a position of authority and possession over the story. It’s their story to tell, and they decide how it will be written and told. But there needs to be more stories, thoughts and expressed by the original owners of the content, and more freedom and access should be given to them to help bring awareness to other issues in society that would not have been well articulated by a journalist living in central Cairo. ‘Bashkatib’ is an initiative that attempts to change this traditional method of producing content from one voice and one center, opening the doors to other people in socially, economically and geographically marginalized areas in Egypt to produce their own content and express their own creativity and thoughts. “From my point of view,…
‘Bashkatib’: Community Media Platform Run By Young Journalists in Marginalized Areas
July 14, 2019
