The way we tell stories about humanitarian crises can distort the realities of the people living through them. From news coverage and research to aid donation appeals, there is a tendency to simplify, decontextualise, and even dehumanise – to portray locals as suffering and helpless, and the outsiders riding to their rescue as heroic and selfless.
In Decolonise How? host Patrick Gathara brings together journalists, humanitarians, researchers, and affected communities, to understand why this happens, and how to change it.
For his first podcast, Gathara is joined by Kenyan teacher, activist and advocate for survivors of human trafficking (and CTI Founder), Sophie Otiende, and Kelsie Kilawna Marchand, a Syilx journalist from Canada. They discuss community, consent, what to do differently – and just what is a “coyote” move?
Listen to this episode of Decolonise how? from The New Humanitarian: Who owns the story?
Podcast: Who owns the Story? Decolonise how?
Posted By Chris March 17, 2026The way we tell stories about humanitarian crises can distort the realities of the people living through them. From news coverage and research to aid donation appeals, there is a tendency to simplify, decontextualise, and even dehumanise – to portray locals as suffering and helpless, and the outsiders riding to their rescue as heroic and selfless.
In Decolonise How? host Patrick Gathara brings together journalists, humanitarians, researchers, and affected communities, to understand why this happens, and how to change it.
For his first podcast, Gathara is joined by Kenyan teacher, activist and advocate for survivors of human trafficking (and CTI Founder), Sophie Otiende, and Kelsie Kilawna Marchand, a Syilx journalist from Canada. They discuss community, consent, what to do differently – and just what is a “coyote” move?
Listen to this episode of Decolonise how? from The New Humanitarian: Who owns the story?
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