WASHINGTON, DC — Award-winning international journalism leader Eliza Anyangwe has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Fuller Project, a global nonprofit newsroom dedicated to groundbreaking reporting that catalyzes positive change for women.
Anyangwe joins The Fuller Project from CNN International, where she was previously the Managing Editor of As Equals, the Network’s gender inequality reporting team. Living in The Netherlands, she is the Fuller Project’s first internationally-based Editor-in-Chief. In this position, Anyangwe will hone The Fuller Project’s journalistic vision and strategy, develop a growing staff of reporters and editors and shepherd partnerships with some of the world’s top publications.
“Eliza embodies Fuller’s global mission and ambitious vision,” said Fuller Project CEO Zsuzsi Lippai. “With democracy and human rights under threat worldwide, and women and marginalized communities facing heightened challenges, Fuller’s role as the only global investigative newsroom centering women’s voices has never been more vital.”
“What gets me most fired up is her fearless approach to experimenting and pushing journalism’s boundaries — she’s constantly dreaming up fresh formats and creative ways to engage audiences, which is exactly what today’s unpredictable media landscape needs. Her stellar editing chops and reputation for deeply caring leadership make me personally thrilled to collaborate with her as we expand Fuller’s impact and forge exciting new partnerships,” Lippai said. “Together, we’re set to double down on Fuller’s approach – deepening our global investigations that drive real change while continuing to build a vibrant community.”
The search for The Fuller Project’s Editor-in-Chief was led by URL Media’s recruitment and development division.
Eliza is a media pioneer who has spent her career in journalism launching new platforms, innovating storytelling and engagement, building teams and telling new, necessary stories. She founded the Nzinga Effect, a media project aimed at telling richer, more diverse stories about African and afro-descendant women; led the Global Development Professionals Network at the Guardian; moved to Amsterdam to set up the English-language newsroom for member-funded slow news platform, The Correspondent; and led the As Equals team to a News EMMY Award for their investigative work.
Anyangwe joins the Fuller Project in the organization’s tenth year and 30 years after world leaders signed the Beijing Declaration, committing to “equality, development and peace for all women everywhere”.
“These milestones present an opportunity to reflect on the state of both gender equality *and* gender journalism,” Anyangwe said. “To reflect, and then to devise and implement ambitious strategies that will shore up the relevance and positive impact of this award-winning newsroom long into the future.”
“I look forward to working with Fuller’s talented team and publication partners to tell engaging, revelatory stories from around the world about the myriad issues that disproportionately affect women and gender minorities; connecting the dots between the world’s most pressing challenges and gender, and between the US and the rest of the world,” she said. “With the onslaught of technological, social and political change, we are living and working in consequential times, and I stand ready, with The Fuller Project, to meet the moment.”
“We are excited about Eliza’s leadership of The Fuller Project’s newsroom at this important moment in time,” said Tim Isgitt, Chair of the The Fuller Project’s Board of Directors. “Her breadth of experience and dedication to our mission will produce impactful reporting that catalyzes positive change for women around the world.”
Anyangwe will join The Fuller Project in January.
Contact: Mariyah Espinoza at mespinoza@fullerproject.org or 702-355-9551.
