Lekan Otufodunrin

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MRA, IPC seek Ebonyi governor’s removal over abuse of journalist’s rights

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The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has been asked to sanction the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi for allegedly misconducting himself, breaching his oath of office and the Code of Conduct for Public Officers following his recent attacks on journalists in the State. Two Lagos-based media support organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International […]

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Save the media industry from collapse, NUJ urges FG

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The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), calls on Journalists as the watchdog of the society and the “fourth estate of the realm” to encourage freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution, the fundamental objectives contained in chapter II of the Constitution and uphold the responsibility of accountability of the

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My 50 days lockdown in Italy diary – Nigerian Publisher

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Olubunmi Fagade Ekhator, Publisher of Afroline Magazine in Italy writes of her experience of working from home since March 5, 2020, due to the lockdown over Coronavirus The first time I heard about this virus was early January. A friend who works for the United Nations warned about a kind of virus ravaging in Wuhan,

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How journalists should stay safe while covering #COVID-19

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In order to keep the people informed on COVID-19 and efforts made to combat the pandemic, journalists worldwide risk their health and safety daily. Not much consideration is however often given by journalists on how to protect themselves. There have been cases of some journalists who have been infected with the virus, while some have

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COVID-19: What journalists should know about reporting a pandemic

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Lekan Otufodunrin joined in a webinar by Global Investigative Journalists Network (GIJN) on — Staying Safe: How to Report A Pandemic which had Dr Courtney Radsch, Advocacy Director of Committee to Protect Journalists and Dr Richard Dawood, Medical Director, Fleet Street Clinic as speakers on Thursday, April 23, 2020 He shares the highlights of the advice

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‘How we held impactful online training during the lockdown’

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Adenike Fagbemi, a brand strategist at NixxHash Communications, media consultant, content specialist and journalist in this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, shares her experience of organising very successful online training during the lockdown over the COVID-19. What informed your decision to organise a series of online training during this lockdown? The disruption happened and we

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COVID-19: Media, storytelling and social mindset

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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the role of media, storytellers and content producers in the campaign against the spread of COVID-19 Apart from medical professionals, if there is one other major group of professionals that should play a crucial role in curbing the pandemic we all have on our hands globally, it is media professionals, including

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IPC launches Advisory for COVID-19 reporting

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Journalists in Nigeria covering the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to an advisory launched by the International Press Center, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, on Wednesday. The advisory, divided into three parts – Safety, Ethics and Professionalism and Social Responsibility is to guide journalists in reporting various aspects of Coronavirus. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade,

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Getting a story from my first Zoom experience

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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, Head of Education desk of The Nation Newspapers shares her first experience using Zoom. With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting opportunities for physical events, I realised that I had to rely more on technology to get my stories. I also realised that I couldn’t just limit myself to covering my beat – Education –

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