Catherine Gicheru
Catherine Gicheru is a Kenyan journalist and editor. She was the founding editor-in-chief of The Star.[1] She received the Courage in Journalism Award in 1992.
Career
Gicheru worked at The Nation. She later served as news editor and investigations editor at Nation Media Group.[2] Gicheru became the founding editor-in-chief of The Star in 2017.[3]
The Index on Censorship published a profile of Gicheru. It covered her concerns about biometric data and the protection of journalistic sources in Kenya.[4] Gicheru became project director of the Africa Women Journalism Project. The project was launched in 2020. It supported women journalists in several African countries.[5]
Awards
Gicheru received the International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Award in 1992.[6] She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.[7]
References
- ↑ "150 years of journalism in East Africa: Pioneers tell their tales". Nation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Award-Winning African Journalists Discuss Their Investigative Reporting Challenges". Global Investigative Journalism Network. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "150 years of journalism in East Africa: Pioneers tell their tales". Nation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Udobang, Wana (September 2019). "Kenya: who is watching you? Kenyan journalist Catherine Gicheru is worried her country knows everything about her". Index on Censorship. 48 (3): 47. doi:10.1177/0306422019876454.
- ↑ Freeman, Florence (16 March 2021). "The Africa Women Journalism Project fosters newsroom innovation during the pandemic". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Catherine Gicheru | 1992 Courage in Journalism Award". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ "Class of 1989". Nieman Foundation. Harvard University. Retrieved 17 August 2026.