15 journalists selected across 11 media houses have been shortlisted for the 19th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting(WSAIR).
The journalists were selected as the finalists of the award by the 2024 WSAIR panel of judges led by the Editor-in-chief and News Director of TVC News, Stella Din-Jacob, out of a pool of 219 entries.
The shortlisted journalists are Segun Odunayo, Olukayode Jaiyeola, and Elliot Ovadje from The Punch, Isaac Ojo from Splash105.5FM, Umar Audu, of Daily Nigerian, Victor Asowata of The Will, Olufunke Fayemi, Voice of Nigeria; Chukwuemeka Emenike, New Telegraph, and Aaron Atsahyel, Trust TV. Others are Jemilat Nasiru and Mansur Ibrahim from The Cable, Lami Sadiq, from Daily Trust, Adedoja Salam-Adeniyi of TVCNews, Ann Godwin, The Guardian, Daniel Ojukwu with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ).
The winners of the award will be announced at the 19th WSAIR presentation ceremony set for Monday, December 9 during the WSCIJ 2024 Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference and Awards.
Currently in it’s 19th edition, WSAIR is a flagship award of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, named after the first African Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka to recognize outstanding journalists who deliver in-depth stories to prevent or expose corruption in public and private sectors, human rights violations, or regulatory failures in Nigeria.
With only six categories including; print, online, photo, editorial cartoon, television, and radio, The award is arguably the most contested investigative journalism award in Nigeria.
The 2024 Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference which will precede the WSAIR is themed ‘Media credibility, investible reporting and Artificial intelligence’ and will be keynoted by Tolu Ogunlesi MON, Managing Partner at WoweMedia and former Special Assistant to the erstwhile Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, on Digital/New Media, as the keynote speaker.
Ten more speakers will be speaking on varying relevant topics at the two-days hybrid conference scheduled for Sunday 8 and Monday 9, December, 2024.
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