Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include opportunities to register for upcoming conferences, award and fellowship deadline. Monday, April 19- Saturday, April 24, 2021
Monday, April 19
REGISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Register to participate free in The International Symposium on Online Journalism which will be online-only for the second time since 1999.
Please take a look at the amazing program the Knight Center has put together and register here!
It will start on Monday, April 26, at 10 a.m. (U.S. Central Time) with a keynote session with the chairman and publisher of The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger. Every day during that week, we will have a keynote session, followed by a workshop and two panels.
To find out more details and read up on all things ISOJ, visit https://isoj.org. There, you will find our “pick and post” feature, which gives you the option to download one of our stickers and post on social media about ISOJ! Please register now and help us spread the word about this amazing conference
Tuesday, April 20
RATIFICATION OF NGE CONSTITUTION
Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) Special Conference (Virtual) to ratify the draft constitution. For members only.
Wednesday, April 21
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
Join the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) and Paradigm Initiative panel at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2021 where speakers will dissect New Threats To Press Freedom.
Time: 1pm- .2:30pm GMT +2/CAT
Be a part of the conversation by using #DRIF21 Register for the webinar here: bit.ly/PTCIJDRIF
Thursday, April 22
FETISOV JOURNALISM AWARD
Second annual Fetisov Journalism Awards Ceremony will be held online.
The virtual event will start at 19.00 (UTC +2) and will announce the winners and runners up in four categories of the awards.
Please follow the link to join the streaming http://fja-ceremony.com/.
For more information about the Fetisov Journalism Awards please visit our website https://fjawards.com/
Friday, April 23
DEADLINE FOR ENHANCED SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAMME
The International Press Centre (IPC) invites entries from print, online and broadcast journalists in Nigeria across the six geopolitical zones to participate in a virtual capacity building program under its Enhanced Safety Awareness Programme
Interested journalists are required to apply here: https://bit.ly/3xakD14
FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE
Deadline for the 2021 Persephone Miel Fellowship at 11:59 pm EST.
Overseen by the Pulitzer Center and launched in partnership with Internews, is designed to help journalists from outside the U.S. do the kind of reporting they’ve always wanted to do and enable them to bring their work to a broader international audience
Saturday, April 24
UPCOMING
ACSPN CALL FOR PAPERS
2nd reminder on the Call for Papers for the 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) on “Media and Citizens Participation in Governance for Accountability and Peace in Society “, holding from September 1-2, 2021, at Hotel Presidential, Aba Road, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. The theme of the Special Panel is: “Media, Democracy and Accountability”, while the theme of the 3rd ACSPN Female Researcher’s Panel is: “Governance, Women, Media and Inclusive Society.”
Please visit the ACSPN website www.acspn.com.ng click on Call for Papers on the top left corner (It is beeping in red), and get the details, including the emails to send any conference-related correspondence. You can also scroll down the page to “Call for Papers 2021 Conference”
SCIENCE REPORTING AWARD
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has invited entries for outstanding science reporting for the year 2020.
The Science Media 2021 Award is in two categories: Print and Broadcast, and is open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or science-related stories (health, environment, etc) in 2020.
Deadline for submission of entries is Monday, 3rd of May, 2021
Agenda 2063 Women’s photojournalism Awards
Calling all African Photojournalists to showcase your work. Submissions are open for the “Agenda 2063 Women’s photojournalism Awards” and your picture stands a chance of winning amazing prizes. Deadline 3rd May 2021.
