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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.
The Fuller Project’s reporting on women excluded from 9/11 healthcare benefits, particularly those with uterine cancer, and its impact on changing health coverage policies, was highlighted in The Spark newsletter.
New York Times reporter Megha Rajagopalan was featured on KALW’s Your Call to discuss The Fuller Project and The New York Times’ joint investigation of the human rights abuses benefiting global sugar brands.
Washington, D.C. – The global journalism collaborative Covering Climate Now has recognized The Fuller Project with a 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award for an investigation into the link between extreme weather events, made more frequent and intense by climate change, and increased incidents of violence against women.
Published in partnership with The Washington Post and Nation, The Fuller Project reported from India, Kenya and the Philippines on how floods, storms and droughts are combining with poverty and acting as a force multiplier to increase the pressures that make women vulnerable to domestic abuse.
The piece was among 51 selected out of more than 1,250 entries from journalists in dozens of countries, working in every medium, for outlets including Agence France-Presse, BBC News, and Reuters. A judging panel of 117 distinguished journalists selected three winners in each of 14 subject-based categories, including solutions, justice, politics, and health, among others, for work representing “the leading edge of climate storytelling.” The Fuller Project was recognized in the health category.
“The women in this story are trapped by flooding, both literally and figuratively,” one judge said. “I found myself feeling claustrophobic at the descriptions of being trapped by floodwaters in a home with an abusive husband.’”
For this investigation, reporters Geoffrey Ondieki, Disha Shetty, and Aie Balagtas See interviewed women at a refuge in a region of northern Kenya and a rural Indian community downstream from the Himalayas. In the Philippines, they traveled to a remote island hit by a deadly supertyphoon to hear the stories of women trapped in emergency shelters with abusive partners. They combined this with testimony from scientific experts researching the emerging links between climate change and abuse.
“Thanks to our gender journalism partnership with Nation Media Group in Kenya, the lead byline on this story was a local journalist in Samburu County, whose reporting allowed us to access women’s stories that would otherwise be ignored,” said Fuller Project Managing Editor Claire Cozens, who oversaw the project. “Bringing underreported local stories from the global south to the world’s attention is at the core of The Fuller Project’s work and this recognition from Covering Climate Now underscores the importance of our mission.”
The Fuller Project is the global newsroom dedicated to groundbreaking reporting that catalyzes positive change for women. Since 2015, The Fuller Project’s reporting has influenced new legislation, helped end life-threatening practices, and led to large scale releases of public data.
The Fuller Project’s reporting on the women left out of 9/11 healthcare benefits was mentioned in Spark News’ In the Balance newsletter.
The Fuller Project’s investigation into popular essential oils company doTERRA was mentioned in The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s The Spark newsletter.
The Fuller Project’s story on an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans that prioritize white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence was mentioned in California Healthline, Kaiser Health News’ daily California briefing.
The Fuller Project’s Aaron Glantz was featured on WBUR’s Here & Now to discuss his latest investigation into an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans that prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence.
The Fuller Project’s Jodi Enda was featured on KALW’s Your Call to discuss her reporting on the global cost of the anti-abortion movement.
The Fuller Project’s Hanisha Harjani was featured on WBUR’s Here & Now to discuss their reporting that revealed women account for less than a third of people employed in the clean energy workforce.
Washington, D.C. – Three Fuller Project contributing reporters have been selected as 2024 finalists for excellence in international reporting by the prestigious Livingston Awards, which honor the best reporting and storytelling by young journalists under the age of 35.
The finalists in local, national and international reporting categories were chosen from more than 400 entries and represent The Fuller Project’s 2023 reporting from Somaliland, Afghanistan and Ukraine:
“Somaliland’s Frankincense Brings Gold to Companies. Its Women Pay the Price” by Rachel Fobar, published in partnership with The Guardian US
“Afghan Women Take Their Own Lives as Despair Grows Under Taliban Rule” by Zahra Nader, co-published with The Guardian and Zan Times
‘This War Made Him a Monster.’ Ukrainian Women Fear the Return of Their Partners” by Jessie Williams, published in partnership with TIME Magazine
“It’s hugely gratifying to see this recognition for the talented young journalists we work with to shine a light on injustices around the world that would otherwise go unreported,” said Claire Cozens, The Fuller Project’s Global Managing Editor, who oversaw the three projects. “This is a testament to their tenacious reporting, and to the courage of the women who shared their stories with us.”
The Fuller Project’s journalism is represented alongside leading newsrooms including The Washington Post, The New York Times, New Lines Magazine and The Nation.
“This year’s finalists share a commitment to truth, accountability, nuance and empathy at a moment in which these qualities can often feel in short supply,” said Lynette Clemetson, director of the awards and the Wallace House Center for Journalists, in announcing the finalists.
One winner will be selected in each of the three categories by an esteemed panel of judges including Raney Aronson-Rath, executive producer, “FRONTLINE”; Sally Buzbee, executive editor, The Washington Post; Sewell Chan, editor in chief, The Texas Tribune; Audie Cornish, anchor and correspondent, CNN; Lydia Polgreen, opinion columnist, The New York Times; and Kara Swisher, podcast host, New York Magazine, among others. The winners will be announced June 11, 2024.
The Fuller Project is the global newsroom dedicated to groundbreaking reporting that catalyzes positive change for women. Since 2015, The Fuller Project’s reporting has influenced new legislation, helped end life-threatening practices, and led to large scale releases of public data.
We report exclusive stories centered on women that otherwise would not be told. Our long-standing focus on women, especially those facing racial or other forms of bias, leads to journalism that by challenging conventional thinking inspires action. Our reporting is relied on by policymakers, corporate leaders, influencers, and individuals across the globe, leading to better outcomes for women and their communities.
The Fuller Project’s investigation into India’s sugar cane farming industry was mentioned in The New York Times’ Monday Briefing newsletter.
The Fuller Project’s investigation into India’s sugar cane farming industry was mentioned in Fortune’s Broadsheet newsletter.
The Fuller Project’s investigation into why women make up just 31% of workers in green energy was reprinted in the Sierra Club Magazine.
The Fuller Project’s reporting on Africa’s fashion boom and its potential to create more jobs for women was mentioned in the Wilson Quarterly December dispatch.
The Fuller Project’s Aaron Glantz was featured on Marketplace to discuss our investigation into why women make up just 31 percent of workers in green energy, the sexism they experience, and the historic opportunity to rebalance the field.
Fortune’s Broadsheet mentioned Laurie Hays as The Fuller Project’s new Editor-in-Chief/CEO.
Talking Biz News mentioned Laurie Hays as The Fuller Project’s new Editor-in-Chief/CEO
