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Don't Pretend We're Dead PodcastWhy we should be talking about internet inequity in 2026—and not just AIOn this episode: Talking with the editor of the forthcoming book Internet Decolonized, Dr. Henna Zamurd Butt, on why people still get unequal internet service and prices across a city like Chicago—and how communities are fighting back.For each episode of the Don’t Pretend We’re Dead podcast, I’ll be talking with women doing cool work right now in the fields of advocacy, arts, culture, food, journalism, science and technology. Let’s meet them together. Subscribe for free to learn about new episodes.Mentioned in this episode with Dr. Henna Zamurd Butt:Inter...
2026-01-1238 min
Create your Future! Employability SeriesMeet Henna - Entrepreneur, Media Connoisseur and Social Justice WarriorHenna Zamurd-Butt is a PhD student with heaps of experience working with the media. Henna owns their own business, and tackles issues such as race and social justice from a consultancy angle. Henna considers herself a portfolio worker. Interested to find out what that means? Listen in! You won't be disappointed to hear what this strong business woman has to say about leading and effecting change.
2021-01-1119 min
The WebRoots Democracy PodcastDecolonising the InternetIs the global extraction of data and the online export of Western cultural values establishing a form of ‘digital colonialism’? A growing amount of research is being published on the concept with some arguing that the rise of big tech is exacerbating inequality between the Global North and the Global South.
Writer, author and broadcaster, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explored the concept with PhD researcher and former Editor of Media Diversified, Henna Zamurd-Butt.
This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.
2020-11-2259 min
On The EngenderWho makes the newsThis episode brings you highlights from day two of 'gendered representations in Scottish news' hosted by Gender Equal Media Scotland. The podcast features discussions on who makes the news - gender imbalance in the media, abuse faced by women working in the media, and exciting new models of media creation. It features contributions from: Doris Eikhof (University of Leicester) Deirdre O'Neill (Researcher on women and sports journalism) Libby Brooks (journalist at the Guardian) Claire Heuchan (freelance writer) Debbie Ging (Dublin City University) Margo McCuaig (Purple TV) Emma Meese (Cardiff University) Henna Zamurd-Butt (Media Diversified) And...
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