Lekan Otufodunrin, Journalist and media career development specialist recalls an occasion when his wife subtly protested his ‘too busy’ work schedule. About a year before I left The Nation as Editor, Online, we were at home on a Sunday afternoon after church service when someone called me on phone and I spent some time answering […]
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Joshua Olufemi, founder of Dataphyte and former Director of Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) is a media management executive with experience in investigative journalism, open data advocacy, civic innovation, and media development in Nigeria. In this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Olufemi shares his journey into media innovation and development work, opportunities for
‘How journalists, media can effectively maximize data-reporting platforms, skills’ Read More »
Freelance journalist and editor, Kehinde Ogunyale @Prof_KennyJames participated in recent online training on Water resources by @SurgeXMedia @SurgeAfricaOrg He shares highlights of the insightful session. SurgeXMedia is an initiative of @SurgeAfricaOrg that bridges the gap between community impact and climate news to amplify the widespread of climate data in Africa. The session was
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The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), a frontline Mass Media Monotechnic invites applications from solidly qualified persons to occupy the position of: Qualifications *A Doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Mass Communication or allied discipline and a minimum of 12 years experience at tertiary education level and or professional practice in the media industry *A Master’s Degree
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Damilare Famuyiwa, Content expert last Saturday held a media training on Thriving as a journalist in the world of new media. The former reporter with The Nation, Thenet.ng, Nairametrics, Pulse Nigeria and Max Mag shares the major highlights of his presentation during the training held on WhatsApp. We started the training by explaining
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In a Tweet thread, Gilbert Alasa based on insights from Future Tense- Travails of NEXT and Nigerian Journalism in the Digital Age outlines reasons for the failure of the audacious defunct newspaper NEXT by Pulitzer-winning writer Dele Olojede and what present media organisations must do to avoid making similar mistakes. #Thread + In 2009, Pulitzer-winning writer
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include international conferences, training and project announcement among others between Monday, September 21-Saturday, September 26, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: Monday, September 21, 2020 *Award-winning Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, is set to announce an investigative project in collaboration with
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Excerpts from Banner Headlines by Stafford Somerfield, former reporter, editor and director of News of the World published in 1979. After Riddell’s death, Emsley Carr succeeded him as Chairman of the News of the World, buying Riddell’s shares for a million, raising the money in the City. He was already Editor and, if you judge
Fifty Years an Editor Read More »
In his Newsroom Diary series, Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist, writes of newsroom love relationship Relationship escapades were very common in the early years of my days in the newsrooms. One gets to hear stories of which Oga was having one kind of relationship or the other with the female staff or
Editor, what did you say about newsroom romance? Read More »
Ahead of the Governorship election in Edo State, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has released safety telephone lines for journalists and other media professionals covering the election. In a release signed by IPC’s Program Officer/ Safety Alert Officer, Melody Lawal, the organisation’s Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade alerted journalists for possible violence during the election in the
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