The need for Journalists to include relevant data in their reports and understand how to critically analyse and visualize data for the public to understand were the focus of the Data Journalism Clinic organized for Journalists in Niger state last week. The training which was organized by Media Mentors Network in collaboration with the Technology […]
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By Dayo Emmanuel “Don’t be afraid, there is prosperity in this business, but you have to know what to do next and be intentional.” These were the encouraging words of accomplished media trainer, Taiwo Obe for upcoming and other journalists at the webinar marking his 60th birthday last Thursday. The founder of The Journalism Clinic
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Fifteen Nigerian publications, mainly online newspapers are among beneficiaries of the $5,000 grant and other amount from the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund offered by Google to support news organisations in developing countries to increase their capacity to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. Available confirmation indicate that beneficiaries of the Fund in Nigeria are Aledeh.com, City Mirror News,
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Journalists participating in the virtual media trainings by The Co-Builders and Media Career Development Network have the opportunity of competing for the CoBuilders Innovators Award Competition. The winner of the Innovators Competition Award will be the one individual or team able to plan, design, and initiate an idea that is both impactful to the society
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Rafiqul Islam Montu, Coastal Journalism Specialist from Bangladesh is an accomplished award-winning journalist. In this interview with Media Career Development Network, he explains the concept of Coastal Journalism he initiated and its impact among other issues. What was your journalism background before commencing the Costal Journalism initiative? I am a coastal man. I was born
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A new monthly newsmagazine, Gaskia, is set to hit the newsstand. A statement by the Executive Editor of the magazine, Dele Fashomi will ” brighten and give fresh breathe and colour to the Nigerian media space.” Chairman of the media company is Mr Dare Babarinsa, one of the founders of TELL Magazine, while accomplished journalist,
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In the absence of traditional media jobs, journalists have been advised to become the master of reporting any particular area of interest to society. Media trainer and founder of The Journalism Clinic, Mr Taiwo Obe gave the advice on Thursday during a zoom meeting to mark his 60th birthday. The theme of the session attended
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The service of an Assistant Editorial Project Manager is needed by the International Centre for Journalists. The right candidate must be a skilled multimedia journalist/media practitioner willing to work on a fact-checking project with multiple media partners and social media influencers for a fixed-term period? Key requirements: 3-5 years of experience as a journalist/ media
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DUBAWA Nigeria’s indigenous independent verification and fact-checking project, initiated by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has vacancies for Editor and Researcher. The full-time editor who must be highly motivated and experienced will oversee content publishing needs in a fast-paced work environment. He will work with a team of writers and designers to develop and curate compelling
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Co-founder and publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi and three other journalists have been named as awardees of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The others are Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), renowned photojournalist and commenter, and the founder of the Bangladeshi multimedia training organization the Pathshala Media Institute, Mohammad
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