Mission
As a multidisciplinary creative artist, I believe writers are the custodians of human history and understanding. For this reason, it is my mission to engage in journalism as a considerate observer, curator, and contributor to our collective consciousness as it relates to the creative arts, its sociopolitical implications, and its historiography.
News organizations are often perceived to have no obligation to the ethical tenets of journalism. In many ways, they act like this through their tolerance and encouragement of unscrupulous information gathering and disinformation dissemination. Above my work as a writer, it is my mission to found and support news organizations throughout Africa and its diaspora that prioritize the importance of ethical and subject-focused journalism.
Biography
Misa Narrates (born Mandisa M Masokameng) is an award-winning, South African-American writer, editor, producer, media executive, and creative strategist with a multidisciplinary background spanning arts journalism, digital media, and talent management.
She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of onScene Magazine, an arts and culture magazine and curator. Misa is also the Founder and CEO of M3NA Media, a full-service, culture-forward creative and communications agency. She brings a multicultural perspective to her work in the arts and entertainment industries.
Misa has contributed to a range of American and South African publications, including Afropunk (US), The Plug Magazine (SA), Amplify Africa (US), and Annenberg Media (US), among others. She previously served as Editor-in-Chief at Slikour onLife (2019), where she helped shape contemporary cultural discourse in the South African hip-hop and pop culture scene. In addition, she worked as an editor at Ampersand LA, focused on publishing focused and considered stories about the Los Angeles arts and culture scene.
Misa is currently pursuing an MA in Specialized Journalism (Arts & Culture) at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism. She holds a BA in International Studies (Political Sciences, History, and French) from Stellenbosch University.
As a globally engaged creative artist and media professional, Misa continues to build a body of work that centers narrative, identity, and innovation across platforms.