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Behind the Frontlines, Young Journalists Stand against COVID-19

A proliferation of online and offline sources of information joined the race to try to fill the information gaps about a disease that was yet to be fully understood. A cure was nowhere in sight, rumors spread, speculations followed and anyone with internet access or a smartphone considered themselves journalists. Soon enough a crisis of misinformation and disinformation erupted across the world.In the East Africa region, measures were swiftly put in place to contain the spread of COVID -19. Howe...
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Student Fellowship - Berkeley Human Rights Center

The student fellowship program is the longest legacy of the Human Rights Center. Our fellowships provide opportunities for students to pursue meaningful human rights work domestically and internationally. Students from UC Berkeley, partner campuses UC Merced, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and the Cal Graduate Theological Union are eligible to participate in this program. Selected fellows will carry out clearly defined fieldwork with organizations working on human rights issues related to a student’s...

Marion Apio – California Local News Fellowship

I am a multimedia journalist from Uganda, currently based in Los Angeles. I pursued journalism to make information more accessible—especially for underserved communities like the one I grew up in. My reporting focuses on human rights, education, and local business, with a strong interest in solutions stories that highlight working models tackling community-level challenges. I’ve reported for Richmond Confidential, Oakland North, and Bloomberg, and have worked with the Investigative Reporting Pro...
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Marion Apio

Marion is a Multimedia Journalist with a masters degree from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She has a keen interest in Local News and Business Reporting. She is a Berkeley Human Rights Fellows 2024, Berkeley Investigative Reporting Fellow and has worked with Bloomberg News, Richmond Confidential and Oakland North.
She is the co-founder and CEO of Debunk Media Initiative, Uganda’s first fact-checking media organization, dedicated to news verification and countering misinformation. She...
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Marion Apio

Marion Apio is a local news reporter at The Observer Group of Newspapers in Inglewood, California. She has reported for the Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, Bloomberg News and Richmond Confidential. Apio is also a California Local News Fellow and a Widening the Pipeline Fellow with the National Press Foundation.

Marion Apio is a local news reporter at The Observer Group of Newspapers in Inglewood, California. She has reported for the Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, Bloomberg...
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NPF Names 15 Journalists for Widening the Pipeline 2026 Class - National Press Foundation

The National Press Foundation is pleased to welcome 15 journalists from across the country to its 2026 Widening the Pipeline Fellowship, designed to support journalists of color staying in – and leading – the newsrooms of tomorrow.
These talented journalists represent local, national, public media and non-profit news outlets and bring with them a wealth of experiences.Widening the Pipeline was established to address the ongoing challenge of diversifying American newsrooms. Journalists of color c...
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Inglewood: Meet Marion Apio, Your Local News Reporter With the Observer News Group in Los Angeles - Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California, inc.

“I am Ready to Tell Your Stories”By Marion Apio | Contributing Writer | California Local News FellowMoving from the Bay Area to Inglewood was divine. I needed to see firsthand what God is doing in this city. Driving through downtown, an unexpected wave of warmth hit me. I praised God, knowing this is exactly where He wants me right now— telling vital stories.Coming from Uganda, across borders and continents, I looked at the vibrant streets and thought: This feels like home. Walking around, seein...

No More Missing Class as Girls in Eastern Uganda Get Skills to Make Their Own Sanitary Pads

“Imagine a girl in a classroom,” said Marion Apio. “She is in pain, and she is not aware that her menses have begun. She has no pads, and the boys are staring at her soiled dress. At home, the girl’s mother has no money to buy her a packet of sanitary pads, and her only alternative is to use an old piece of cloth. She misses school for three to five days. She falls behind. And then one day, she is so behind in her studies that she drops out. This is a situation affecting the majority of girls in...

Baobab Summit 2022 | Mastercard Foundation

Watch the Opening Ceremony, which includes the special tradition of the Flag Ceremony, where Scholars and universities represent their countries of origin. Learn about the future of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the needs of the global marketplace through discussions with Scholars and guest panelists.Welcome Remarks with Zein Abdalla, Chairman of the Mastercard Foundation Board of DirectorsFlag Ceremony: witness the energized procession of flags representing the countries our Sc...
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MIL4KIDZ brings MIL to the classroom in Uganda

Children are not only curious - more importantly, they actively consume and use media. How to ensure their safety? The MIL4KIDZ curriculum is one way. Marion Apio, a trainer, explains what the curriculum is all about. DW Akademie: Can you tell me what the MIL4KIDZ curriculum is all about? Marion Apio: The MIL4KIDZ curriculum is a guide DW Akademie together with us at Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) developed to teach media and information literacy (MIL) skills to children in Uganda. It consists...