What is Munachim's Story?

Munachim Amah is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the managing editor of the Journal of Communication Inquiry. He studies journalistic professional ideals, journalistic practice, and the relationship between media and social change, with particular attention to how journalism disrupts and conserves systemic injustices, discrimination, and inequalities.

Munachim uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to examine the stories journalists tell about socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, about themselves, and the profession. His ongoing dissertation research investigates how journalists negotiate the gap between their professional ideals and practices.

Before coming to the University of Iowa, Munachim interned and worked as a freelance digital journalist for CNN Africa and was a writing instructor at the Pan-Atlantic University. He is the editor and administrator of Afritondo Short Story Prize, which supports and champions African and Black writers across the globe.