Pan-African media journalists shared their personal experiences and helped GlobUs students find their professional path
Students from the GlobUs media school participated in an online lecture with renowned Pan-African journalists Michelle Zilli and Clarisse Wiydorwen. The meeting was the latest in a series of bridge seminars connecting future media professionals from the Congo with practitioners from around the world.
During the dialogue, participants discussed key aspects of the journalism profession:
— what motivates a journalist, — what opportunities and challenges this work presents, — how areas and subject areas are chosen, — and how careers are built in modern media.
The students actively asked questions and received not only professional answers but also valuable guidance for their own development.
Clarisse Wiydorwen encouraged the students to define their professional niche:
"Choosing a niche in journalism is not just a specialization, but a conscious answer to the question: why do you do what you do?" Because true journalism begins not with a topic, but with a goal — to inform, inspire, or change the world around us. And choosing the right niche — one that grows from your values, knowledge, and experience — ensures the sustainability of your professional path."
Many students admitted that after the lecture, they reconsidered their creative priorities: instead of personal leisure, fashion, or cooking, they decided to focus on covering public life, culture, and social processes.
Clarisse Wiydorwen is a journalist and host of the Global Insights program on Panafrican Media. Her reporting covers Africa, Europe, and Russia. She has repeatedly visited new regions and filmed documentaries on the Donbas.
Michelle Zilli is a renowned television presenter who worked for many years at the pan-African television channel Afrique Média. Like Clarisse, she has actively covered events across the African continent and has also worked in Europe and Russia.