{"podcast":{"title":"Earned First","slug":"earned-first-7353885","podcast_index_feed_id":7353885,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/earned-first/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.earned-first.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/earned-first/20250602_080658_aded3a2d68ee400f7b6880a54d15a4d2.png","author":"Arun Sudhaman","episode_count":34,"summary":"Earned First is a groundbreaking media and events platform dedicated to elevating public relations and communications professionals across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Hosted by respected industry journalist Arun Sudhaman, the Earned First podcast delivers crucial insights and intelligence for the global public relations industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T18:17:44.245899+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885"},"episode":{"title":"Mary Njoki on PR transformation in Africa","slug":"mary-njoki-on-pr-transformation-in-africa","published_at":"2026-03-31T09:54:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885/mary-njoki-on-pr-transformation-in-africa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/earned-first/2676831","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/328453/2676831/earned-first/2026_04_01_07_37_53_82906115-a238-4371-be27-01ddd2d5c374.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Arun Sudhaman speaks with Mary Njoki, founder and CEO of Glass House PR in Nairobi, about the findings of the State of PR in Africa report — a survey of 54 agencies representing over 6,500 professionals across the continent. The discussion covers AI adoption across the industry, the structural training gaps that are shaping how tools are being used, and the growing challenge of algorithm opacity for practitioners trying to reach targeted audiences. The conversation also explores the broader trajectory of African PR: how the industry has evolved from being conflated with events and press releases into a recognised strategic discipline, and what Njoki is trying to achieve through Africa PR Week — both in terms of building a continental professional community and placing African communications on the global stage.","meta_description":"In this episode, Arun Sudhaman speaks with Mary Njoki, founder and CEO of Glass House PR in Nairobi, about the findings of the State of PR in Africa repor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2088,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/earned-first-7353885/episodes/mary-njoki-on-pr-transformation-in-africa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885/mary-njoki-on-pr-transformation-in-africa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}