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Media Foundation Grant

APPLY: International Women’s Media Foundation Grant for Female Journalists 2019

Practicing female journalists can now apply for the second round of the International Women’s Media Foundation grant to pursue under-reported issues around the world. The initiative, which seeks to expand opportunities for women, was established as a $4 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and supports critical interventions such as educational opportunities, investigative […]

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Nation

Who edits The Nation?

Wale Fatade, journalist and Executive Director of Media Support Centre writes on the likely successor of Gbenga Omotoso, Editor of The Nation who has been screened to be a member of the Lagos State cabinet. It was not an unexpected piece of news. As perhaps the longest-serving newspaper editor in the country, seemingly immune to

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Climate Tracker Reporting Fellowship

Climate Tracker Reporting Fellowship 2019 for Young Journalists (Fully Funded)

Young journalists from around the world who want to make a huge impact in their countries can apply for the 2019 Climate Tracker Reporting Fellowship and enjoy the rare privilege of attending/covering the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. Selection Criteria Interested journalists are required to publish a story about a movement or the

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online

What online publishers must do to survive- Soyombo ex- Cable, ICIR, SR editor

Fisayo Soyombo, Pioneer Editor of The Cable, former editor with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, now ‘Roving Editor’. in this interview with Media Career Development Network team speaks on investigative journalism and online media publishing in Nigeria     We seem to have too many one-man websites all over the place. What do you think

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women

Advice for women in media: Showcase your talents, don’t limit yourselves

African women in the media have been urged to effectively showcase their talents and not limit themselves by trying to conform to norms. Entrepreneur and filmmaker, Biola Alabi who is CEO of Biola Alabi Media gave the advice in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday in her keynote address at the opening of the 2019 African Women

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#FNW19 : Writing compelling stories for a better world

Gabriel Ogunjobi, a participant at the Future News Worldwide 2019 conference in London shares his notes on various issues discussed on how to tell compelling stories to make the world a better place.  The uniformed and glowing passion in the hearts of the young journalists across fifty-three countries at the Future News Worldwide (FNW) 2019

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