Scheherazade Safla
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Scheherazade Safla-Gaffoor is a South African who strives to make an impact by empowering underrepresented voices on various media platforms, through her work as an academic, editorial consultant, and journalist. Her research interests focus on the challenges of digital reporting in complex cultural environments, podcasting in the Global South, and exploring the portrayal of women of color in new digital spaces.
Scheherazade holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and has more than twenty years of experience in the broadcast and corporate communications industry. Her career began at Channel 5 in London before joining South Africa’s first 24-hour news channel, ENCA, as a reporter and news anchor.
Scheherazade has also produced and hosted documentary specials. She spent two years as a digital media manager before returning to report full-time for global news outlets like TRT World in Turkey, and Al Jazeera English. Most recently, she was a senior reporter/producer for The Exchange and Qatar 365 on Euronews.
Research Interests
- Digital storytelling in complex cultural environments
- Podcasting in the Global South
- The representation of women of color in new digital spaces
Teaching
- Influential Public Speaking
- Sports Broadcasting
- Articulating Impactful Images
- Podcasting
- Managing Media Teams
