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Journalism.co.uk podcastHow journalists can become media consultants, with Ramaa SharmaA former BBC executive with 17 years at the broadcaster shares how she made a career change into consultancy - and how you can too2024-10-3100 min
Reuters Institute for the Study of JournalismHow newsrooms are meeting the challenges of AI, diversity and flexible workingIn this episode of our podcast we explore our latest report on how news organisations around the world are adapting their working practices to external changes and internal dynamics including AI, diversity and flexible working. In this episode of our podcast we explore our latest report on how news organisations around the world are adapting their working practices to external changes and internal dynamics including AI, diversity and flexible working.
Host Gretel Kahn. Gretel is a journalist at the Reuters Institute. Previously, she worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Montreal covering daily news for radio and web.
Ramaa...2023-12-1529 min
Have You Thought AboutRevealing Your Authentic SelfRamaa Sharma is an executive coach, artist and leadership strategist. A BBC high-flyer before taking an independent route, she now specialises in helping others embrace authentic leadership. Please note that Ramaa shares her personal experiences about her journey on this path including grief and baby loss.2023-10-1027 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismAuthentic Leadership - Episode 5 - Authenticity and Solidarity: "We are more united"In the final episode of our Authentic Leadership series we hear from two women leaders from Latin America who have each had to find strategies for dealing with some very tough challenges in journalism. In the final episode of our Authentic Leadership series we hear from two women leaders from Latin America who have each had to find strategies for dealing with some very tough challenges in journalism, including gender discrimination and exposure to harrowing scenes. They both discuss how they have been empowered and empowered others through unity and collective action.
Host: Ramaa Sharma is an award-winning Digital Leader, Co...2023-06-0541 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismAuthentic Leadership: Episode 4 - Authenticity and resilience: "You don't want rage to define you"In this episode of our Authentic Leadership podcast series we hear from a senior editor in India on how her upbringing led her to find the resilience and self-confidence to progress in challenging newsroom environments. Host: Ramaa Sharma is an award-winning Digital Leader, Consultant and Executive Coach. Until recently she was the Senior Digital Editor in BBC News, driving digital transformation across the division of 8,000 journalists. She also worked with the BBC News Board to help facilitate a more diverse and inclusive newsroom. Prior to that Ramaa spent a decade of her career presenting and reporting across multiple BBC platforms, be...2023-05-2628 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismAuthentic Leadership: Episode 3 - Authenticity and perseverance: "It became clear it wasn't about me"In this episode, we look at how one young woman leader found the courage to negotiate an array of challenges in the newsroom and how the stories we craft for ourselves can help us persevere through challenging times. Host: Ramaa Sharma is an award-winning Digital Leader, Consultant and Executive Coach. Until recently she was the Senior Digital Editor in BBC News, driving digital transformation across the division of 8,000 journalists. She also worked with the BBC News Board to help facilitate a more diverse and inclusive newsroom. Prior to that Ramaa spent a decade of her career presenting and reporting across mu...2023-05-1924 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismAuthentic Leadership: Episode 2 - Authenticity and honesty: "It was a big moment for me to say that I was struggling"In this episode of our Authentic Leadership podcast we look at how newsroom environments can foster or hinder the search for authenticity. We explore the importance of finding allies and being honest with yourself on the journey. Speakers:
Host: Ramaa Sharma is an award-winning Digital Leader, Consultant and Executive Coach. Until recently she was the Senior Digital Editor in BBC News, driving digital transformation across the division of 8,000 journalists. She also worked with the BBC News Board to help facilitate a more diverse and inclusive newsroom. Prior to that Ramaa spent a decade of her career presenting and reporting across mu...2023-05-1527 minReuters Institute for the Study of JournalismAuthentic Leadership: Episode 1 - what does 'authenticity' mean?Discussing what authenticity means in the context of newsroom leadership, host Ramaa Sharma speaks to two experts with backgrounds in journalism, Ruchika Tulshyan and Stéphane Mayoux. In this first episode of our Authentic Leadership mini-series, host Ramaa Sharma speaks to two experts - both with backgrounds in journalism - on what authenticity means in the context of newsroom leadership. The discussion focuses on the extra challenges that leaders from minority backgrounds face in staying true to themselves and thriving the workplace.
Host: Ramaa Sharma is an award-winning Digital Editor, Consultant and Executive Coach. Until recently she was the Senior Dig...2023-05-0335 min