Sofia da Palma Rodrigues is a Portuguese reporter who divides her time between Lisbon, Portugal, and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. She holds a master's degree in Science Communication and a PhD in Post-colonial Studies.
For the past ten years, she has worked as a journalist across Europe, Africa, and Latin America, with particular experience as an investigative reporter. Her career spans the interconnected worlds of journalism, documentary filmmaking, and academia.
In 2014, she co-founded Divergente, a Portuguese digital magazine specialising in narrative journalism. The publication focuses on investigative and immersive stories that bring innovative approaches to contemporary journalism. Under her leadership as co-founder and editor-in-chief, Divergente won Prix Europe's Best European Online Media Project award in 2022.
Her academic research centres on post-colonial studies, with recent work examining the micro-narratives of African troops who fought alongside Portugal during the Colonial War (1961-1974).
She serves as a board member of Bagabaga Studios, a cooperative dedicated to the production, training, and research of digital media and development.
