Excerpt from DISTORTION, mental health crime fiction novel by Ejiro Umukoro is a multi-award-winning Broadcaster, Investigative Journalist and Social Entrepreneur Umu-Oti was in an uproar. There was pandemonium. Tears flowed from many faces. Children wailed and adults screamed expletives. They had never seen anything like that before in their town. All roads led to the Skills Acquisition […]
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Against the background of criticism of coverage of the #ENDSARS protests by the traditional media, we asked a digital media expert to highlight the missing elements. Below is his verdict. 1.While some of the TV stations have had noteworthy interviews, most traditional media outfits simply have not used online tools and data journalism practices effectively.
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How can journalists survive in the age of digital disruption that has seen many losing their jobs and some organisations shutting down? One main option is to come up with entrepreneurial journalism ideas they can nature and develop based on their experience in their traditional jobs. Coming up with sustainable niche entrepreneurship concepts is not
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The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has invited entries for the journalism fellowship on its #TransFatFreeNigeria Campaign. The fellowship supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), is part of CAPPA’s efforts to build the capacity of the Nigerian media to report on trans fat. The fellowship is focused on ways to eliminate trans fat from Nigeria’s food supply from an informed perspective, in line with the World Health Organisation’s recommended standards
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Five organizations in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa will receive grants from the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Community Media Fund (BMIA-CMF) to improve training and support the production of independent, reliable news content on issues impacting local communities. The grants are from the latest round of funding by the BMIA and Ford Foundation to strengthen community
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include call for applications, training, deadlines, among others between Monday, October 12- Saturday, October 17, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: MONDAY, October 12, 2020 Deadline for ICFJ Training Reporting Grants Deadline for the International Center for Journalists in
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Despite the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police in response to the demand to #ENDSARS, the protest may continue for some days. There have however been allegations that the mainline media are not reporting the #ENDSARS protests across the country as much as they should. While this accusation may
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The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos, has condemned the assault and attack by officers of the Nigeria police on Francis Ogbonna, a Cameraman with Arise Television, on Sunday in Abuja. In a statement on Sunday night, IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said, “We condemn the uncalled attack on the journalist while carrying out his legitimate
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By Moses Okocha Journalism in the 21st century has been viewed differently by individuals. While some see it as short writing or report, others have regarded it as one that has little or no element(s) of creativity in it. Whichever way Journalism has been conceived, it is sacrosanct to note that there is a converging
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Chiemeka Evans ADINDU writes on the training on Longform Journalism and Creative Writing by Investigative Journalist and Youth/Children Advocate, Ejiro Umukoro The training was done in such a way that it pricked me to start thinking differently about the media profession; its vastness and the unique ways one can excel, despite the trend. This is
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