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journalists

What traditional journalists should know about website publishing.

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For those paying attention, there are lessons to learn from United State based journalist, Simon Ateba whose mode of online journalism practice is instructive in many ways. There are opportunities for willing journalists to excel despite the digital disruption of traditional media practice. First, you can launch your own website or blog and bring to […]

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Report and Recommendations on Conflict Sensitive Reporting Online

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Introduction The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, held two-day workshops for online journalists/blogger on conflict sensitive reporting online, ahead of the 2019 general elections. The workshops, which were supported by the European Union (EU) under Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) project, were held on Tuesday, September 18 and Wednesday September 19,

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media, Public Relations

Vacancy in AFP Lagos bureau for Fact-Checking reporter

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AFP is looking for an experienced and self-motivated and reporter in it Lagos bureau to specialize in fact-checking. According to a tweet by the organization “ The successful candidate will be AFP’s first fact check reporter in Nigeria.” “This post is part of a growing network of AFP journalists around the world fighting the spread

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Internet, journalists, covid 19

Fact-checking training for journalists

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TRi Facts, Africa Check’s training unit has invited mid-career journalists to apply for a two-day Election fact-checking and verifications training workshop in Nigeria. The training is aimed at having fact-checking champions to help build in-house fact-checking capacity within media organisations to improve the quality of election reporting and fostering a wider culture of fact-checking. Scheduled

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As Akeem Lasisi joins Ex-Punchers Club

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Seth Akintoye, Manager, Editorial Training and Language Control at Punch Nigeria Ltd writes on the exit of Akeem Lasisi from The Punch after fifteen years. Akeem Lasisi, another exponent of ideas, joins Ex-Punchers Club It was William Shakespeare who said in Julius Caesar: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood,

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Call for Female Journalists Leadership Fellowship entries

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited applications for the Female Journalists Leadership Fellowship (A leadership training and mentorship programme) Applicants should be female Nigerian professional journalists who have a passion for ethical journalism, are committed to excellent professional media practice, possess great ideas to lead dynamic improvements on the practice and

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Call for entries for PwC media award 2018

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Entries are now open for the third edition of the PwC’s Media Excellence Award for 2018. The Awards according to the organisers celebrates and rewards excellence in business reporting in Nigeria. The competition is open to professional journalists on a full time employment or freelancers, working in Nigeria, who have produced a story that falls

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women, media

African Women in Media (AWiM) website launched

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The website of the African Women in Media (AWiM) was has been launched. Founder of the group Dr Yemisi Akinbobola announced the launch on Monday, August 10, 2018 ” Over the last couple of months I have been working with my team @flakey_phil and Bamidele Ogunleye to bring you the @africanwomeninthemedia website. This is just the

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Workshop: Calling online journalists, bloggers

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Online journalists and bloggers engaged interested in reporting governance and electoral issues ahead the 2019 elections have been invited by the International Press Centre (IPC) to apply to apply to attend a two-day workshop on conflict sensitive reporting. The workshop, supported by the EU under Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support

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IPI demands dropping of charges against Premium Times reporter

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The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has welcomed the release of a reporter of Premium Times Samuel Ogundipe on bail on Friday but demanded that all charges against him be dropped. Ogundipe was arrested by police on August 14 after the his newspaper, the Premium Times,

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