An excited Kirori took to her social media platforms on Tuesday morning, November 26 to share the news with her followers and thank them for supporting her throughout her media journey.
Nation Media Group’s (NMG) NTV reporter Ngina Kirori has secured a slot at the prestigious Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship programme. This is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.
This programme will run for one year, from January to December next year. According to the programme’s description, a majority of its Journalist Fellows are fully funded and they also receive a stipend to cover living and travel costs.
An excited Kirori took to her social media platforms on Tuesday morning, November 26 to share the news with her followers and thank them for supporting her throughout her media journey.
“Your girl is off to Oxford! A product of guidance and support from colleagues, friends and family plus lots of passion and stubbornness about a project I have wanted to research since I started this beautiful profession. Excited for what lies ahead!” she wrote.
NTV reporter Ngina Kirori and Nation Media’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Ageyo during NMG’s gala dinner at Serena Hotel in July. /NATION MEDIA GROUP
She further expressed that she has always wanted to embark on a project that has been special to her heart.
“I’m beyond grateful and excited to be able to tackle a project that I have been passionate about since I started journalism! More so, at an institute as prestigious as Reuters under the University of Oxford, which has a track record of excellence and thoroughness,” she added.
Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship
The TV girl will embark on a prestigious training programme which will feature personal research, seminars, networking events and discussions with peers in the media field, in which she will further her understanding of journalism, the news industry and her place in it.Â
“While you are in Oxford, you will work on a project that will be of direct impact to you, your career, your newsroom and the wider media industry, bringing in what you learn during your time in the fellowship. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with us,” the Reuters Institute explains in part.
The programme accepts around 30 Journalist Fellows from around the world each year, each of whom brings fascinating insights and a wealth of experience to the institute. Here is what one can expect from the programme:
- You will be embedded in a cutting-edge institution that is shaping key media debates. The Reuters Institute produces factsheets and reports on the main challenges of the industry.
- You will be part of an institution with a global outlook. Our Journalist Fellows come from all over the world. They share ideas and experiences of working in different countries and different mediums.
- You will be part of one of the world’s greatest universities. Oxford offers unrivalled study facilities, leading research centres, extensive learning support and a global reputation.
- You will be just one hour from London by train, providing convenient access to some of the world’s leading news publishers like The Guardian, the Financial Times and the BBC.
Kirori is an investigative journalist at NTV with various awards already to her name. Notable among them include the 12th edition of the Media Council of Kenya’s (MCK) Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA) where she won the Best Investigative Story award.
Before joining NTV, Kirori served as a communications officer at Eddahs Hope Cancer Foundation and a journalist at Zam Zam publication.
She is an alumnus of the United States International University- Africa (USIU) with an Associate of Arts Degree in Journalism and a Diploma in Law from Mount Kenya University (MKU).