As CNN
launched a new, multi-platform operation in Lagos, Nigeria, Ms Stephanie Busari
has been named head of the bureau’s multiple platforms, reports ITRealms.
The multiple platform, ITRealms gathered
has been designed to give the network a nimble, broad-based, digital-first
presence in Africa’s most populous country.
According to Deborah Rayner, SVP,
Newsgathering at CNN International, leading the operation in Lagos would be Stephanie
Busari, who takes on the role of Supervising Producer, Africa, and will work
across CNN’s newsgathering and digital operations, and will be the network’s
first responder for all platforms.
“This is a truly integrated role, and
one that underlines CNN’s commitment to both Nigeria and Africa as a
whole. Stephanie will work across our platforms on both news and feature
content. In particular, she will head CNN’s Africa content across digital
– responding to breaking news and managing our Africa features projects.
She will also be central to CNN International’s coverage of the continent on
television,” Rayner said.
For Busari, to return to Nigeria at
such an important time in the country’s history is a proud and exciting moment
for her.
“This is such a vibrant country, full
of possibilities, and as well as my broader remit looking at Africa as a whole
this role will be about putting the many sides of Nigeria itself into sharper
relief for the world,” she said.
ITRealms recalls that since
joining CNN in 2008, Busari has worked across some of the network’s most
important African stories. In particular she was central to CNN’s
coverage of the Missing Chibok girls, working alongside Senior International
Correspondent Nima Elbagir.
A multi-award winning journalist,
Busari began her career at the now-defunct London-based newspaper New Nation,
which was aimed at the UK’s black and ethnic minority communities. She
then moved to the UK’s Daily Mirror, where among other beats she covered Northern
Ireland, reporting on some of the worst affected areas of “The Troubles”.
While in Belfast she also launched and edited an award-winning lifestyle column
for the paper. A native Yoruba speaker, she also speaks fluent French.
Pix: Ms Stephanie Busari
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