Journalism without borders.
Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism
Leading communications and partnerships for collaborative, investigative and public-interest journalism. Connecting reporting with communities across borders.
Communications · Journalism · Media
Stories that move people. Strategies that grow media.
Fola Folayan is a communications strategist, journalist and media entrepreneur working at the intersection of storytelling, partnerships, audience engagement and journalism innovation.
Fola Folayan
Working across the African media ecosystem
What I do
Where storytelling meets strategy.
01
Journalism & Media
Stories rooted in truth. Journalism that brings context, clarity and people to the centre.
02Communications
Connecting purpose with people through thoughtful strategy, partnerships and storytelling.
03Audience Engagement
Building meaningful connections between newsrooms, their stories and the communities they serve.
04Media Entrepreneurship
Creating platforms, nurturing talent and shaping the next chapter of African media.
Selected work
Ideas in action.
The next generation of voices.
The Radio Masterclass
A training and mentorship platform founded by Fola, supporting over 400 early-career broadcasters and journalists with practical newsroom skills.
African stories. African perspectives.
Africa Talks Network
A multi-format network co-founded by Fola, telling African stories rooted in context, nuance and lived experience.
The story behind the work
From the microphone
to the movement.
Journalism that connects. Storytelling that opens possibilities.
A decade on air shaped Fola’s instinct for the people on the other side of the story. Today, she brings that same clarity to cross-border journalism, communications and building the next generation of media voices.
- A decade
- in broadcast journalism
- 400+
- early-career broadcasters and journalists supported by The Radio Masterclass
Speaking & facilitation
Conversations that carry the story forward.
Keynotes, panels and workshops on audience engagement, journalism innovation and the next generation of media voices.
Illustrative photograph · Event photography to followGlobal Investigative Journalism Conference
iMEdD International Journalism Forum
The podcast
Conversations about the work behind the work.
Minding Your Business Africa brings you candid conversations with the people building businesses, creative projects and careers across the continent.
Listen to the podcastLanre Lawal: The Music Executive Rebuilding Public School Libraries
Christian Ngabo - Building The Future Of Commerce In Rwanda
In the media