Franka Philip
Journalist & Media Consultant
Franka Philip is a Trinidadian journalist and media consultant with 25 years experience in online, radio and print with specialist skills in digital media. She is the co-founder of the media company Trini Good Media.
Life Writing
New biographies by Vaneisa Baksh (Son of Grace) and Celeste Mohammed (A Different Energy) tackle real-life stories about breaking through barriers of race, class, and gender. They discuss their books with Franka Philip.New biographies by Vaneisa Baksh (Son of Grace) and Celeste Mohammed (A Different Energy) tackle real-life stories about breaking through barriers of race, class, and gender. They discuss their books with Franka Philip.
Discussion: They Don’t Write Them Like They Used To
Do people read the print newspapers mostly for the columns? What should good analysis in the daily press look like? Can a column in the daily newspapers be considered “literary”? And what are the legacies of late star columnists like Keith Smith, Wayne Brown, and B.C. Pires? Marina Salandy-Brown leads a discussion on the present and future of the newspaper column.Do people read the print newspapers mostly for the columns? What should good analysis in the daily press look like? Can a column in the daily newspapers be considered “literary”? And what are the legacies of late star columnists like Keith Smith, Wayne Brown, and B.C. Pires? Marina Salandy-Brown leads a discussion on the present and future of the newspaper column.