The new editorial roles form part of the Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement programme, marking one year since the publication of its report into the Guardian’s historical links with transatlantic slavery
The news brand announced five new roles, including its first-ever Caribbean correspondent Natricia Duncan, South America correspondent Tiago Rogero, two Africa correspondents Eromo Egbejule and Carlos Mureithi, as well as current reporter Tobi Thomas promoted to new UK health and inequalities correspondent. The appointments provide Guardian readers around the world with more dedicated news, expert analysis and original features from each of these regions.
The news follows the appointments of Adria Walker and Melissa Hellmann to Guardian US’s race and equity team at the end of last year. The new roles are part of the Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement programme and will strengthen the overall aims by reporting on previously underreported regions and communities. Recruitment is ongoing for a Manchester-based community affairs correspondent to expand the Guardian’s reporting of race in the north west and beyond.
Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media, says: “The response to the Scott Trust’s findings last March was a watershed moment for the Guardian. The long-term commitment set out in the restorative justice plan is vital in our ongoing efforts to address these historical wrongs and to report more deeply on the lives and experiences of people of colour around the world.
“Our new Caribbean, South America and Africa correspondents will cover the urgent stories and issues affecting communities in these regions today, and with a depth and breadth rarely seen in the western media.”
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