Various media programmes, including lectures, training, workshops and others by various organisations will hold this week July 13-17, 2020. The programmes are listed below with details. Monday, July 13th, 2020 Wole Soyinka Lecture/NITDA Digital Skills Training *The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism will hold the 12th edition of its annual media lecture series on […]
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Applications have been invited from Podcasts producers interested in advancing their skills under the accelerator and training program by Google and PRX. Successful applicants with an existing podcast who want to advance their skills and take their productions to the next level will receive: Regular feedback on all aspects of their production, including editorial and
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Worried by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media industry, Media Rights Agenda and BONews Service recently held a Twitter Chat with the theme: Ensuring the Survival of Media in the Face of a Global Pandemic – The Role of Governments. Panellists during the chat included Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of Premium Times, Toun
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REDx, the media and creative training school of a top media company, RED | For Africa, has marked its first anniversary. With over 4,000 applicants, 200 graduates, and five training cohorts – two of which were virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic – REDx said in a statement that it has “made an unforgettable impact
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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist writes on the importance of professional online engagements for media job seekers. I recently reposted an old, but still timely content on www.mediacareerng.org website titled 7 Professional ways to get your dream job. The article reiterated why Social media is supposed to be more for professional engagement than
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Presentation by Lekan Otufodunrin at the Africa Students Entrepreneurs Summit organized by RoundNews on the contribution of the media to sustainable business development in Africa. June 29, 2020 Greetings to all participants in this programme. I want to thank the organisers, Round News for the invitation to speak at this African Students Entrepreneurs Summit initiative. I’m
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Quentin Aries writes on how various ways a French newspaper found ways of serving its readers during the pandemic lockdown. The Groundtruth Project April 2, 2020 BRUSSELS — This month was already shaping up to be an intense time for local news across France, with 47 million voters expected to go to the polls to choose
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Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist writes on the need for editors to be emotionally intelligent in running their newsrooms. A reporter once arrived late to the newsroom and when the editor demanded an explanation, he said his mother was sick and he had to see her before coming to work. The editor, trying hard
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Decentralize.africa a digital platform which focuses on content bordering on blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence, fintech and agrictech is currently on the lookout for writers who are passionate about disruptive technology. RESPONSIBILITIES The content writer would be required to carry out deep research on tech-related topics, and churn out original content on cryptocurrency investment and updates
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Presentation by Lekan Otufodunrin, Executive Director, Media Career Development Network (MCDN) at the MEDIAGIG2020 organised by The Co-builders and MCDN on July 1, 2020 Last Friday, I joined a zoom meeting of my Class 1 Alumni classmates of the ALI Media Blomberg fellowship of 2015 with participants made up of top media managers from Nigeria,
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