CMD Welcomes Nana aba Duncan

Nana aba Duncan

Nana aba Duncan is a veteran broadcast journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends, a podcast production company that supports more perspectives in news media.

We are thrilled to welcome Nana aba Duncan to CookeMcDermid!

Nana aba Duncan is a veteran broadcast journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends, a podcast production company that supports more perspectives in news media. She is currently an associate professor and the inaugural Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communications. Her focus is on how diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging affect journalism practice and society, including self-reflection and strategies for more inclusive storytelling.

Nana aba is also launching the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging, a research centre which advocates, supports and participates in inclusive and belonging-focused journalism in Canada.

Before joining Carleton, Nana aba was a host and producer at CBC Radio for 15 years, with her last position being the host of Fresh Air.

Nana aba is represented by Martha Webb.