The ninth recipient of the BBC Komla Dumor Award, Rukia Bulle of Nation Media Group, Kenya has urged girls from minority communities not to allow their background to affect their aspirations. Speaking while receiving the award, the 26 years old said she was was delighted to be honored and encouraged minority girls never to “allow […]
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Historically, in Nigeria, media and public literacy are a union that can’t be divorced. For decades now, right from the pre-independence and early independence era and even during the regional government time, public broadcasting media have mostly been used for education and literacy skills dissemination aside from news and information sharing. A lot of learning
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Publisher of Premium Times and Founder, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Dapo Olorunyomi has said that safety of journalists is necessary to guarantee freedom of the press. Olorunyomi made the assertion during the Civic Space Guard: a Masterclass on Holistic Safety for Investigative Reporters organised by WSCIJ with the support of the Embassy of
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Of all forms of communication, the spoken word has an unusual power that is both constructive and destructive. It is the most pervading method of communication, which other forms only complement. With the spoken word, you can easily gauge mood, strength and character. The advent of radio has taken the power of the spoken word
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The African Union of Broadcasting has formally admitted and presented certificate of membership to five new members at its 15th general assembly and conference in Gaborone, Botswana. The five new members are Muslim Television Ahmadiyya, MTA Africa, China Media Group, National Radio and Television Administration of China, Russia Today, SPUTNIK ànd Voice of America, VOA.
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Congratulations! I’m part of this historic moment of the 30th anniversary of the DAAR Communication Group owners of African Independent Television and Ray Power. I became part of the family shortly after its establishment in 1994 because of the proscription of Concord Press of Nigeria where I was a political correspondent. I was absorbed as
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Governments at the federal and other levels in the country have been urged respect the rights of the media while the press should be socially responsible in reporting national issues without bias. Panelists at the weekly Journalism and Society Conversation on X space by the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) who made the
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Here are a few media fellowship and award opportunities with deadlines in September for journalists to take advantage of. Media Career Development Network is happy to assist journalists who reach out for support in achieving their career goals wherever possible. FELLOWSHIPS AIJC 2024 Fellowships. Deadline: September 10, 2024 Practising investigative journalists under 30 years in
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The Media Career Library Series offer a treasure trove of insights into media books and publications of journalists about Nigeria’s media landscape, experience, adventures, media practice and other topical books for intellectual engagement. In this edition of the series, we looked into the symbolic work of a Nigerian media leader, Richard Ikiebe. The “Nigerian Media
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We are on the third week of our internship programme with ten students from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Nigeria Institute of Journalism, (NIJ), Lagos, Olabisi Onabanjo University, (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and Covenant University, Otta. More students from the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu will join
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