Aisha Wakaso, the organiser of the Aisha Wakaso Prize for Young Female Journalists is the Special Adviser, Print Media to the Niger State Governor. An accomplished communications professional, Aisha has more than 16 years of experience in journalism and public relations. She is renowned as a skilled media strategist and a fervent advocate for women’s […]
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First-prize entry for the Aisha Wakaso Award for Young Female Journalists on the theme of Paving the way for gender equality in media representation. The media is a mirror of society but what happens when the media paints an incomplete picture? This is where the issue of gender equality in media arises. Women have played
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A graduate of Mass Communication of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Salamatu Abdullahi Abubakar has emerged as the overall winner of the 2nd edition of the Aisha Wakaso Award for Young Female Journalists. The first and second runners-up were also recent graduates for the award meant for upcoming female journalists and young female journalists between
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Three Nigerian journalists have been selected for the sixth cohort of Reuters Institute Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN). Kelechi Hart Ekeledo of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Ayoola Kassim of Channels TV and Lanre Olagunju of The Cable Newspaper are among the 100 climate journalists selected for the sixth cohort of the project which will run
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“Command your stage” is a 272-page introspection, interrogation and examination of the art and science of public speaking and contextual presentation written by our dear author, broadcaster and speech presentation expert Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede. The book is packaged and delivered in twelve chapters of precise, descriptive, unambiguous free-flowing prose laced with intellectual sagacity and journalistic expertise so
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Here are THREE opportunities development journalists in Nigeria can apply for this weekend. 1. Call for Proposals on Underreported Stories in Africa. The Pulitzer Center seeks story pitches for reporting projects on underreported issues impacting communities in sub-Saharan Africa, including water, land degradation, education, maternal health, & climate resilience. The call places
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The Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals on June 5-6, 2024 held a two-day “Media Entrepreneurship 2024” fellowship in Lagos with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and Mac Arthur Foundation. Various multimedia, television, and radio experts shared a common message with participants: passion alone is not enough to succeed in
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The Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Professor Nlerum Okogbule, has commended the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Step-up for Women In Journalism Initiative (SWIJ), for their interest and roles in promoting women, media and communication in the society. Professor Okogbule made the commendation in Port
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The most popular use of AI tools in content creation is text and image generation but this is not the only thing it can be used for. This is probably why many journalists are still apprehensive of its use. There are other functions that AI tools can offer journalists and especially newsrooms with a small
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Journalists are masters of storytelling, whether delivering breaking news with short, direct sentences or crafting elaborate feature stories with compelling narratives. When these skilled professionals write books, they bring their expertise to full scale on a broader canvas, offering readers a wealth of knowledge and insight through impeccable storytelling and narrative techniques. Here are five
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