Veronica Lucy Gordon
Veronica Lucy Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Education | Juba University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio broadcaster |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Notable work | Founder, AMWISS |
Veronica Lucy Gordon is a South Sudanese journalist, radio broadcaster and rights activist who is the co-founder of the Association of Media Women in South Sudan (AMWISS). In 2014, she became the first female executive board member of the Association for Media Development of South Sudan (AMDISS).
Background and education
[edit]Gordon has a Diploma in Community Studies and Rural Development which she obtained from Juba University.[1] She also underwent a six month training on reporting for newspapers and photography and this was sponsored by Hirondele and the BBC Trust.[1]
Career
[edit]Gordon was a newspaper columnist with the Nile Mirror Newspaper in 1983 and mainly reported on girls' education.[1]
Between 1985 and 2000, Gordon worked at the Sudan National Broadcasting Cooperation from which she was forcibly retired.[1] She then joined the Coordination Council for the Southern States, which had been founded by Riek Machar.[1] In 2006, she was working as a producer and translator of programs for Free Voice radio.[1]
In 2006, alongside the late Apollonia Mathia and others, Gordon co-founded the Association of Media Women in South Sudan (AMWISS)[2][3] while also acting as a Director at South Sudan Radio (2012).[4]
In 2014, Gordon was elected the first female deputy chairperson of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Ayen Achol Deng, Female Journalists Network (14 December 2021). "Veteran journalist who bore brunt of war for decades narrates her story". Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet Veronica Lucy Gordon, South Sudan". Nobel Women's Initiative. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ FOJO:Media Institute (November 2012). "Report on Training Needs for South Sudanese Journalists" (PDF). Fojo Media Institute. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Powell, Robert (1 February 2012). "South Sudan : Media and telecoms landscape guide, February 2012" (PDF). Infoasaid. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Veteran Journalist Alfred Taban elected head of AMDISS". Eye Radio. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2022.