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Nigerian freelance Journalist John Chukwu
John Chukwu

 

Nigerian freelance journalist reporting on politics, climate and environmental justice, health, technology, media, development and human rights across sub-Saharan Africa. His reporting, often focused on grassroots voices and underreported communities, has appeared in international outlets including Nieman Reports, Foreign Policy, International Journalists’ Network (IJNet), Global Sisters Report, and Be In The Know.

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Writer’s Articles

Safety Strategies Female Journalists Use in Hostile Environments

Female journalists across Africa face layered physical, gender-based, digital, and psychological risks while covering protests, elections, conflict, and crises, forcing them to rely on hard-earned survival strategies as much as newsroom support.

Published on: 14 May, 2026
Reporting Under Fire: The Struggle of African Journalists Facing Intimidation

African journalists who expose corruption and power now face a brutal mix of arrests, torture, digital surveillance, and lawsuits meant to drain their resources and silence them. From Ethiopia, Nigeria, Malawi, Benin, Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya to exile in Canada, reporting the truth has become an act of personal survival as much as public service.

Published on: 4 Dec, 2025