Wale Fatade in this piece wonders why journalists choose to see no evil and hear no evil whenever changes are effected in another media organisation. The sack of two editors of The Punch newspapers last week attracted barely a whimper in the media. Except for one or two online newspapers, no other medium thought […]
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Journalists have been urged to ensure that their reports are more data and evidence-based. The Editorial Chair of Nigeria Info, Rotimi Sankore made the call at the 11th Wole Soyinka Media Lecture Series to mark the 85th birthday of Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Sankore was one of the discussants at the Lecture organized by
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How long does the tenure of editors of The Punch Newspaper, Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper last? This question followed the forced resignation of the Daily editor of the paper, Martins Ayankola based on the management’s decision on an offensive cartoon illustrating a back-page column in the paper. The cartoon that illustrated a write-up titled
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has named his media team headed by the parliamentary correspondent of Channels Television, Olanrewaju Lasisi. The full list of members of the team according to a statement by Gbajabiamila is as follows: 1. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity – Olanrewaju Lasisi Until hi appointment,
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes an open letter to two editors of The Punch Newspapers asked to resign their appointment, one over an offensive cartoon and the other for an unexplained reason. Dear Martins Ayankola and Olabisi Ope Deji-Folutile I write to congratulate you on your exit from The Punch after years of meritorious service. I am
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The Guardian Newspaper may name a new Editor for its daily paper soon, following the non-renewal of the appointment of Abraham Ogbodo to continue to serve in the position. Ogbodo, former Sunday editor of the paper who was initially appointed the editor of all the titles in June 2016 completed the first three-year renewable tenure
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By Esther Olaifa The 11th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series to mark the 85th birthday anniversary celebration of Professor Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Noble Laureate in Literature will hold on Saturday, 13 July in Lagos. Organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), the venue is Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos from 10am.
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes against excessive republishing of content of websites on social media and on other platforms without permission or payment. A well-intentioned republishing of a magazine content on Facebook got me thinking this morning on why it may be difficult for online publishers to earn returns on their investments. Many usually ask me why
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By Esther Olaifa A new book, Media and Elections: Professional Responsibilities of journalists by Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Lanre Arogundade will be launched in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16. The venue of the launching is Eko FM Multi-purpose Hall, Radio Lagos/ LTV premises, Agidingbi, Ikeja-Lagos, by 11am. ” The book is a collection of
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The media has been urged to effectively utilize the Corporate Governance Rating System (CGRS) in assessing the performance of companies listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) in the country. The call was made during the Governance, Leadership and Ethics conference organised by The Convention on Business Integrity Limited in Lagos last Friday. Company Secretary,
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