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Rule number one about making money from websites

More than uploading content on websites and blogs, every publisher needs to know what it really takes to make money online. Simeon Ateba, publisher of United States-based todaynewsafrica.com  in his facebook post republished below shares the golden rule about online income generation.  When it comes to making money via your website, we all know the […]

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Three editorial vacancies in TheCable

TheCable Nigeria an online newspaper has vacancies for three editorial positions. The vacancies are for Business Correspondent,  Finance Correspondent and Energy Correspondent. The Business Correspondent must have “relevant journalism experience, with strong analytical, creative and organisational skills.” He or she must be proficient in modern, digital journalism, while experience as a business editor in a

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Daily Trust: An editorial gone bad

By Kelechi Amakoh To think that a Nigerian newspaper dedicated an important part of an edition to chide another national newspaper is befuddling. No doubt, Daily Trust missed the mark with their editorial last Thursday.   From the editorial’s title: “That Punch Editorial”, it was clear that Daily Trust was only interested in rubbishing The Punch’s December 11 editorial. One wonders the political atmosphere

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journalists

‘How journalists can distinguish themselves from citizen writers’

O’Femi Kolawole is an award-winning journalist and author who has practised journalism for about 19 years. The author of THE GATEKEEPERS; a biography of Nigerian newspaper editors, media scholars, public relation practitioners, political leaders and researchers, Kolawole recently unveiled another publication tilted Nigerian JOURNALISM to celebrate 160 years of journalism in Nigeria. In this interview

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‘It’s not easy being a woman journalist’

Oyinlola Awonuga The International Women Media Foundation (IWMF) has applauded practising women journalist for their resilience despite the various challenges they have to cope with. In a publication on 19 women changing journalism in 2019, noted that “it is not easy being a woman journalist” Nearly one-third of early-career journalists according to the foundation considered

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Buhari: The Punch is back

Kelechi Amakoh writes on the decision of Nigeria’s leading newspaper, The Punch to revert to the military dictator rank (“Major General”) of President Muhammadu Buhari in protest against human rights abuses in the country.   Today’s editorial in The Punch newspaper, “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand” is commendable. The medium has finally taken a stand against the

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Journalists counsel youths on use of social media

Journalists from various media houses in Niger state, under the auspices of Progressive Media Practitioners, have organized a summit for youths in the state to curb irresponsible and negative use of social media. The One Day Niger State Social Media Summit tagged “Social Media: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly” had participants from two public secondary

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The Next Edition editor wins Wole Soyinka Centre Investigative award

Editor of The Next Edition, an online newspaper, Isine Ibanga has emerged the winner of the 2019 Nigerian Investigative Reporter of the Year organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. He was declared the winner at the award ceremony held in Lagos on Monday during which 12 other journalists, the Amnesty International Nigeria,

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