Lape Olarinoye

Lape Olarinoye is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London within the Department of Media, Fashion & Communications, School of Arts and Creative Industries. She is a broadcast journalist with over a decade of experience at institutions like BBC, CNN, and TRT World, focusing on representation, screen production, and industry collaboration.

• Qualifications: BA Hons, MA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Her research centers on race representation in British media, politics of race and class in new media, and non-fictional production. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate producing documentaries on representation, race, and class in Britain.

Lape’s work spans topics such as child domestic labor in West Africa, mental health in developing countries, and race relations, with outputs featured on CNN and Euro News. She collaborates with industry partners like Newham Council and Sky News.