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IMPALA pays tribute to journalist Juliana Koranteng
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 8 March 2023
IMPALA – the pan-European group for the independent music sector – has paid tribute to journalist and media specialist Juliana Koranteng, who died last month after a short illness.
As a journalist, Koranteng reported on trends and developments in the music, media, tech and wider creative sectors, including for trade magazines, and publications produced by various industry conferences and events. She also ran her own London-based B2B content media agency JayKay Media.
Among her many projects, Koranteng hosted IMPALA’s 20MinutesWith podcast, which saw her interview people from across the independent music community as the trade group celebrating its 20th year.
“IMPALA dedicates International Women’s Day to Juliana Koranteng, journalist and media specialist, [and] a prominent voice in the music sector who sadly passed away last month after a short illness”, the organisation said this morning.
“At IMPALA, we got to know Juliana not only as a journalist, but also as a diversity advisor”, it continued, “as well as curator and host of the podcast series launched for our 20th year anniversary, 20MinutesWith. Juliana interviewed over 30 key players in the independent music sector to shine a light on the people that drive the sector and projects inspiring change”.
IMPALA Executive Chair Helen Smith added: “We remember Juliana’s big smile, infectious laugh and searching questions as an inspiration to all of us. Juliana had always been a strong advocate for equity and championed the principle behind the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day – embrace equity”.
As part of the 20MinutesWith podcast series, on one edition Koranteng discussed her own career and work with the independent music sector. You can access that edition here.
