Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the opportunity for women journalists to get funds for story and project ideas citing The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists by the International Women Media Foundation (IWMF). To survive as a journalist in the present disrupted media landscape requires more than being able to write or produce a programme. […]
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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured journalists of their safety while covering the Edo and Ondo elections coming up on September 19 and October 10 respectively. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi,Oyekanmi, gave the assurance at a webinar on Edo/Ondo elections themed “The imperative of safety
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Jackie Opara-Fatoye is the Regional Deputy Editor – Sub-Saharan Africa [English] of SciDev.Net reputed to be the world’s leading free source of news, views and analysis about science and technology in the developing world. In this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Opara-Fatoye, a graduate of Mass Communication from Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria, shares insights on
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Media Programmes scheduled to hold this week include training, call for entries and others between September 7-September 12, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: Monday, September 7, 2020 International Press Centre (IPC) and Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. The
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Media trainer and multimedia storyteller, Chima Nwankwo offers tips on how to comprehensively cover project commissioning, especially when in doubt about facts provided on the project. You are a journalist. You get an invitation to cover a Press Conference on the Commissioning of a project. It sounds like an old project and you have a
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the “inner cry” of journalists in these random thoughts Our bylines, voices, appearance and work project us as superstars, powerful and influential. Indeed we are all we appear to be and much more. We are members of the fourth estate of the realm. We are respected, dreaded, appreciated depending on who
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Oyinlola Awonuga writes campaign for the Chairmanship of the Lagos Council of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other executive positions in the upcoming September 29 election. The September 29th election of the Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) promises to be a battle royale between two groups led by the
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” For the media to be trusted as the source of reliable information by the public, ethics of the profession must be strictly adhered to by certified journalists.” At a webinar on “Gaining Trust for the Media in the #FakeNews Era” last Friday, an accomplished journalist and Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday
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The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Abuja needs a full-time member of staff in the field of communications for an immediate one-year fixed-term renewable contract. Applications are welcome from team-players who are passionate about working in an international setting and supporting the team in social media communication tasks. Main Responsibilities include: *Active
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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has urged the media to effectively help in combatting fake news and rescue of the society from the menace. At a webinar on ‘Gaining Trust for the Media in the Fake News Era’ organized by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Knight
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