By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine After six jam-packed weeks and a camera roll full of memories, a lot of thoughts have been swirling through my head about our time in Ghana. Sure, it was my first time in the country. Actually, it was my first time traveling to the entire continent. But even in this new space, Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine In July, I spent five weeks at Joy News filming, editing, scripting, and finalizing features and short documentaries. My schedule was jam-packed with something new to do every day. And while I was there, one of them finally got published. It was a feature story focusing on the writings on the back Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine When I started my internship at Joy News, I was pretty intimidated at first. Being completely new to Ghana, I had no idea where to start. Where would I find my sources within a month? How do I know if Joy or other newsrooms have already told this story some years ago? Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine Since my first day here, I’ve come across something that I’ve quite literally never experienced. For the first time in my life, I am identified as a white woman. And I don’t know how to feel about that. In Ghana, anyone who doesn’t look Black or Ghanaian is considered an “obroni,” or Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine Week one is officially over! Being at Joy Multimedia has been this long, insanely awesome roller coaster ride. In just five days, I have experienced one of the busiest weeks of my journalism career in a long time. But honestly, it was pretty rough at first. I was bouncing around multiple news Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine Wow. After over 24 hours of travel, we’re really here in Ghana. In these first few days alone, I have learned so much about the world, about Ghana’s unique history, and about myself. While so many reflections won’t make it in this post, I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from Read More …