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Silk + WaterFaces of Freelance with Vedika BahlWelcome back to another episode of Faces of Freelance!
Vedika is a British-Indian broadcast journalist and news producer, currently at France24 in Paris. She has previously worked at the Telegraph, ABC News, and Clover Films. Her documentary “Defeated: the Boxers Who Survive by Losing” won Best Documentary at the Broadcast Journalism Training Council awards in 2018.
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DEFEATED - Boxing Documentary
News package
BJTC Alumni Spotlight on Vedika Bahl
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ONGOING FUNDRAISERS RELATED TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY IN INDI...2021-05-041h 04
Silk + WaterThe Poetry Episode: 2 years of Anos Ku Ta Manda ft. Courtney Conrad & Saili KatebeIt's been two years since Anos Ku Ta Manda came out so in this episode I share a little bit about my relationship to the book in the two years that it's been out and I invited Courtney Conrad and Saili Katebe on to share their work and their poetry journeys.
Courtney Conrad is a Jamaican poet. She is a current member of Malika's Poetry Kitchen. She is an alumna of the Obsidian Foundation Retreat and Roundhouse Poetry Collective. She was the Roundhouse Slam 2018 runner-up and a BBC Fringe Slam 2019 finalist. She has performed at Glastonbury Festival...2021-03-2335 min
Silk + WaterThe Island of Lost Voices: In light of new information"In light of new information" is the second edition of The Island of Lost Voices segment of the podcast. The essay that I share is a deeply personal piece about the challenges that I have faced in my relationship and how the versions of the story that I tell depends on whether history is causing a strain in that moment.
Tweet me about it with the hashtag #Voiced.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yasmina-nuny/message2021-02-2313 min
Silk + WaterOn Fear with Mica MontanaIn this episode I chat with Mica on all things fear when it comes to putting ourselves out there in our crafts and careers.
Mica (that's Mee-sha) Montana Gray is a Poet, Workshop Facilitator and aspiring Clinical Psychologist based in Birmingham. She currently works part time as an Applied Research Psychologist and has previously worked as an Assistant Psychologist in children's mental health services. She has completed an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology and a Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2017.
While completing her undergraduate degree, she had an experience of depression and drug induced...2021-02-0931 min
Silk + WaterFaces of Freelance with Hannah AjalaWelcome back to another episode of Faces of Freelance!
In today's episode I chat with Hannah Ajala travel and journalism.
Hannah Ajala is currently a freelance journalist and has spent the past year travelling across West Africa working on a range of stories and broadcasting for organisations such as the BBC. Hannah is passionate about travel and shedding more light on engaging stories about marginalised communities, which has led her to reports on positive and uplifting international stories. She also runs We Are Black Journos, a platform connecting and supporting Black Journalists.
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Silk + WaterThe Island of Lost Voices: Love (in Colour) for Black GirlsIn today’s episode, I share some of the writing that I do when I am not writing specifically for the blog. I have tried and failed to find a home for this particular piece. However, I did have many internal discussions about the value of my work independent of whether or not others want to publish it. And, so, came the idea for a segment on my blog/podcast called The Island of Lost Voices for work that I produced but was unable to house elsewhere. The first podcast of this segment is an essay called Love (in Co...2021-01-1212 min
Silk + WaterFaces of Freelance with Ricci ShryockI am, for the first time, calling my audio blogs podcasts and introducing them to the world as such with an interview I did with Ricci Shryock in December 2020.
Ricci is a photographer and journalist who is lucky enough to call Dakar, Senegal home. She hopes her work, published in outlets such as The New York Times, Foreign Policy, NPR and more, can provide a contextualised picture of challenges, triumphs and beauty of daily life in West Africa. Ricci taught photojournalism at the University of Dakar, and whenever possible she works in collaboration with local journalists who...2020-12-1538 min
Silk + WaterOn rest and relationships with Oppy SobitanFrom the archives 01/12/20
"My tiredness and stress and my partner's tiredness and stress had an effect on our relationship, which is why I have invited him to do this post with me. We are both in a place where we feel burnt out and we are literally counting down the days until we take our holiday. Being so busy has meant that we haven't been able to prioritise each other as we normally would, often sacrificing our quality time, that is already compromised because of the whole long-distance thing (which, by the way is very long) to...2020-12-0121 min
Silk + WaterIntroducing Silk + Water the PodcastMy blog, Yasmina Nuny is now OFFICIALLY a podcast *sirens*
It's a podcast about my journey as a budding freelance writer and journalist.
Tune in to catch some interviews with people in the media industry, hear some pieces I've been working on, and be hip to resources that will help you live your best freelance life!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yasmina-nuny/message2020-11-1700 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Serving LooksFrom the archives 17/11/20
"As a child I always loved to have my picture taken (my parents’ old devices are full of my selfies). I took fewer and fewer pictures as the awkward tween and teen phase came on, feeling self-conscious about my appearance (as many of us have and continue to struggle with) but also self-conscious about the process of taking pictures because I always feel like passers-by judge when they see me taking pictures – I know in the past that I certainly have, and it’s weird cause like why am I judging someone lol. Of course...2020-11-1710 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Helping and being helpedFrom the archives 03/11/20
"As I reflect on the week, I see all the ways that God answers my prayers with the opportunities he places right under my nose and the people he positions along my path and it's affirming because I feel like this is definitely a path that He had wanted me on, and He was just waiting for me to follow. It also makes me reflect on how through everything, I want to serve Him and others. The journalist I met was so kind and so prepared to share her knowledge with me, and if...2020-11-0303 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Some updatesFrom the archives 20/10/20
"To spare you from another long post like the last one, this one will be short and sweet, with links that will serve to redirect you to all the other writing I’ve been doing lately. I’ve had a great chance to practice and expand my range of writing because I’ve written personal essays, cultural pieces, feature interviews, historical pieces, and opinion pieces. RANGE! So, if you’re someone who commissions pieces then commission me! And if you’re not yet convinced by my blog, well, below are a few links that might persu...2020-10-2016 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Read a little, Write a little"Like many of us who have found homes (or not) in book clubs, I have a habit of (1) buying books before having read the ones I already have on my shelf (really they’re just stacked on top of each other on my dresser) and (2) reading multiple books at the same time. My reading lists also include several blogs and articles from some of my favourite media outlets. [...] In this post I want to share with you some of the readings that have been the most impactful for me this year and have in different ways, made me (and co...2020-10-0620 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Putting Myself Out ThereFrom the archives 21/09/20
"There’s a saying in kriol that goes sorti na pé ki sta. It translates to luck is in the foot. Another saying says si bu sinta, vida na sinta ku bo, and this one translates to “if you sit, life sits with you” which is to say that things start happening when you start moving. My dad’s been saying that to me since the beginning of the year and it echoes in the back of my mind like a mantra as I carve this path."
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A lesso...2020-09-2105 minSilk + WaterFrom the archives: Vision Board | Writing Myself Into the Life I WantFrom the archives 08/09/21
"On days that I don't feel like thinking, I still spend a lot of time in my own head, trying to figure out ways of making this writing thing sustainable. I've been asking myself many questions about the content I want to produce, whether it is worth producing and found that in planning, I neglected to plan for my own blog."
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Spreadsheet with platforms to pitch to
My Pinterest vision board
Editorial Calendar Template
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Send in a v...2020-09-0806 min