Lekan Otufodunrin

How journalists can profitably run their media platforms – Otufodunrin

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Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin was the guest of the EnterpriseCEO on its tweet chat #EnterpriseConversation last week. Otufodunrin offered insightful responses on the state of the media industry and what journalists need to do to run their own organisations among other issues. How would you describe the business of […]

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FFK: Checkmating sycophancy among media stakeholders

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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja reviews media stakeholders response to the recent verbal assault by former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Daily Trust reporter at a press conference in Calabar, Cross Rivers state. The event that played out in Calabar a week ago was not only an eyesore to many media stakeholders at home and abroad but also

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‘What traditional media, publishers, journalists must know about online publishing’

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Alade Abiodun recently clocked four as Online Editor of Daily Trust. In this Online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Abiodun recalls how he got the job, his experience and thoughts on maximising online publishing by media organisations and individual journalists. Congratulations on your fourth job anniversary at Daily Trust. Can you recall how you got

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Co-host needed for radio show

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) is urgently in need of a Female Co-host for a radio show to join Deputy Executive Director E K Bensah Jr for a radio Show on Afcfta & intra-African trade. Interested applicants must meet the following requirements: The female co-host must possess demonstrable experience in radio; communication; or

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New CEOs for NAN, Press Council, others

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Nine agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture now new Chief Executive Officers. The new appointees who will resume office from September 1 are Mr. Buki Ponle, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria and Mr. Nura Sani Kangiwa as the Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism. Others are Mr. Francis

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Fani-kayode apologises, regrets abusing reporter

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Following the barrage of criticisms of his verbal abuse of the Daily Trust reporter in Calabar last Thursday, Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed his regrets over the encounter. In four tweets on Wednesday morning through his Twitter handle @RealFFK, he said he has withdrawn the word stupid he used during the encounter. “II

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Attack on our reporter reprehensible – Daily Trust

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The management of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust and other titles, has condemned the verbal assault of it reporter, Eyo Charles in Calabar, Cross-Rivers State last Thursday by former Aviation Minister, Femi- Fani-Kayode. Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Naziru Mikailu Abubakar in a statement on Tuesday in response to the viral video of

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Book Review: An encounter with success

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A Review of Azuh Arinze’s duology-“Encounters: Lesson from my journalism Career” and “Success is NOT served a la carte.” By Emeka Oparah Let me begin, as is the tradition, by thanking my brother Azuh Arinze for finding me worthy to review his books. I consider that a privilege and I will not take the honour

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Media Programmes THISWEEK ( August 23-29,2020)

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Media programmes scheduled for this week include webinars, call for applications, and others between (August 24-29,2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: Monday, August 24, 2020 Entries for a day online health misinformation workshop by Africa Check closes today. The workshop is for journalists, mass communication or media-related studies students

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Busari named Editor, Dubawa

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The management of Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has appointed Mr. Kemi Busari as Editor of Dubawa. Busari disclosed his appointment in his updated work experience on Facebook. The investigative journalist joined Premium Times as a reporter in August 2017 and was promoted to Senior Reporter in April 2018. His journey into journalism

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