Media programmes scheduled to hold this week include award announcement, webinar, call for entries among others between Monday, November 23-Saturday, November 28, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details
MONDAY, November 23, 2020
Announcement of the winner of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award winner.
Facebook.com/thomsonfoundation
7 pm UK
#TFYoungJournalist winner
Women Media Peace and Technologies
Pitching for journalists
Organised by Africa women in the Media in partnership with the Africa Union
2pm-4pm CAT
Register:http://bit.ly/pitchjourno20
Follow: @EUtoAU @_AfricanUnion @RealAWiM
Speakers: Pamela Sittoni, Executive Editor, Boitshepo Balozwi, Country Lead, Women in the News, Dr Joyce Bazira, Media Trainer, Coach, Researcher, Mentor.
Nonhianhla Ngwenya, Psychotherapist, Journalist
TUESDAY, November 24, 2020
Ask IJNet: COVID-19 Resources & Send Us Your Pitches!
International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) will host a webinar and release it’s published hundreds of COVID-19 resources across its eight languages for journalists all over the world since the pandemic’s onset earlier in the year.
In this webinar with IJNet’s David Maas and Taylor Mulcahey, will run through the content IJNet has produced during the pandemic, share opportunities available to contribute stories and offer guidelines on how to pitch to IJNet.
Follow @t_mulc & @ds_maas to share these plus opportunities and guidelines to pitch stories for the site.
Time:10:00AM
Data Journalism: Build Trust In Media
Global Investigative Journalism Network
Global Investigative Journalism Network invites journalists for a webinar on how to combine data analysis with traditional reporting and how data journalism counter misinformation.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 24 to Thursday, Nov., 26 News Impact Summit is free & will focus on data journalism.
Follow the hashtag @ #ddj:
WEDNESDAY, November 25, 2020
2020 Goldsmith Investigative Prize
The Goldsmith Investigative Reporting invites entries for Investigative Reporting Prize awards US$25,000 to the journalist(s) whose investigative reporting best promotes more effective & ethical conduct of govt, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics.
THURSDAY, November 26, 2020
Rescheduled Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos Council election
Virtual All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC)
Theme: MEDIA, PEOPLE AND COVID-19: How to create sustainability in the digital era.
The Keynoter/ Trainer is Mr. Taiwo Obe, a Fellow of the Guild and Founder/Director, Journalism Clinic.
Time: 11 am.
