The Punch Newspapers is arguably the best legacy Media organisation to work within Nigeria. The organisation, to the best of my knowledge, stands out among its peers in terms of staff welfare, high ethical standard of journalism, good cooperate governance, among other attractions. A young graduate who once sought employment at The Punch Newspaper in […]
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Executive Director of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS), Olayide Akanni in this interview speaks media coverage of COVID-19 in Nigeria and other issues on the pandemic. The Coronavirus seems to have caught everyone unawareness including the media. What are the main issues you think the media should be looking out for to report? The media
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The new Editor-In-Chief (EIC) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ephraims Sheyin has plans to reposition the organisation to meet modern challenges. Sheyin who disclosed his plans in a brief made available to Media Career noted that as a news agency, NAN used to pride itself as the agency that will always be the
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Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic globally, some organisations have been offering financial support for journalists and media organisations interested in covering the situation in various communities worldwide. The fund is particularly helpful for freelance journalists, community-based media and start-ups in need of funds to provide wider coverage beyond what the traditional media
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Mr Ephraims Sheyin has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). A graduate of Standford University and Ahamdu Bello University, Zaria, Sheyin started his journalism career on Dec. 11, 1989, as a Reporter with NAN. He moved through the ranks as Correspondent, Senior Correspondent, Principal Correspondent, Assistant Chief Correspondent, Chief Correspondent,
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With the widespread disruption of social and economic activities by COVID-19, daily coverage of beats by journalists have been hindered in various ways. Sporting activities have been suspended, companies and organisations have scaled-down operations, scheduled events and programmes have been suspended among other areas covered by media organisations. In the absence of regular happenings for
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the increasing cases of attacks of journalists covering the Coronavirus pandemic by law enforcement and security agencies in the country. In a statement by its Programme Director, Mr Ayodele Longe, MRA called on the Federal Government to ensure respect for the fundamental rights of journalists and the media. “We
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the advice for journalists on how much risk they should take in their bid to get the best stories Why should a journalist risk being killed in order to investigate or cover a story? Put in another way, is there any story worth dying for? This was one of the
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A former Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Pa Dele Odebiyi is dead. Odebiyi, a former editor of the defunct Headlines, published by the old Daily Times Newspapers Limited died on Saturday according to a statement by the Chairman of the Council, Dr Quasim Akinreti. Below is a
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A night ago, a reporter of Television Continental (TVC) covering the daily briefing of the Lagos State Commissioner for Health started her report saying something like “people don’t like hearing bad news, but everyday journalists here are told of sad developments about Coronavirus (COVID-19)” Her concern is understandable as having to directly report ‘bad’ news
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