Christiana Gabriel

Mainstream media should leverage social media to keep up with GEN ‘Zs

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Mainstream media houses and journalists have been advised to leverage on social media and digital technology to keep up with their younger audience. The call was made by a panel of discussants at the Journalism and Society Conversation hosted on X space by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on August 6, 2024. Assigning Editor […]

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3 Things to Note for Journalists Covering the Protest

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Journalists Covering Protests across the country need to take note of these trends and take necessary actions to mitigate them. It’s been days of covering and reporting the ongoing #EndBadGovernance Protest across Nigeria and courageous journalists have gone through great lengths to capture raw emotions and  bring up-to-date information about the requests of the people in

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MRA schedules workshops for journalists on laws affecting media

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will hold a series of workshops across the country from August 6, 2024  to sensitize journalists about laws and regulations affecting the media in Nigeria. The workshops according to a statement by its Programme Officer, Mr. Timileyin Adams would equip journalists with a comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape governing media

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Conflict Reporting can’t be sheer content creation

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In this review of the reporting of the #EndBadGovernance protests, Dr Tunde Akanni, Media and Conflict expert who is an  associate professor at the Lagos State University writes that content creation is the worst form of mimicry for genuine journalism practice.   Expectedly, this season of uncertainty unleashed on the nation by #EndBadGovernance campaigners is

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‘Why media should prioritise Social Justice reporting’

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In the 2024 Amnesty International report , Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country is among the third world nations with the issues of ill-treatment, unlawful attacks and killings by security forces, violation of international humanitarian law abuses by armed groups, illegal detention and awaiting trials and forced evictions. The social justice index, also ranks Nigeria 120th

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Exploring sources beyond government for investigative reporting

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Considering the high level of corruption and scandals in government at all levels in the country, its not surprising that government is largely the focus of most investigative reports by journalists. The reports are usually about wrong doings by government officials, failed projects or programmes, mismanagements and others. However, beyond government programmes, policies and related

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Protest: Govt, security agencies urged to ensure safety of journalists

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The federal government and security agencies have been urged to ensure the safety of citizens and journalists during the nationwide protest scheduled to hold from August 1-10, 2024. The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in separate statements noted the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly and coverage

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