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Call for interest in media workshop on reporting 2019 electoral process

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A two-day Media training workshop on best practices and professional reporting of the electoral process ahead of the 2019 general elections is to be conducted by International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos. The workshop, supported by the EU under Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) project […]

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October 17 deadline for Diamond Awards for Media Excellence

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Entries have been invited for the 27th edition of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME). in a statement,  DAME invited entries for works published in 2017 in various categories for both print and broadcast journalism. Agriculture Reporting, Best Designed Newspaper, Business Reporting, Child-Friendly Reporting, Child-Friendly Media, and Editorial Cartooning are some categories listed under

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BusinessDay journalist wins invitation to global tech conference

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Head of New Technology desk for BusinessDay Media Limited, Frank Eleanya has been named as the winner of the invitation by the African Press Organisation Group (APO) to attend the Web Summit (https://WebSummit.com), the Largest Tech Conference in the World, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 5 to 8. APO Group, will offer

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Sponsored coverage of global events for journalists

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APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), a leading global media relations consultancy each year offers journalists the opportunity to attend major events as a part of its commitment to supporting journalism in Africa. Three previous recipients of the AfricaCom invitation were science journalist Aimable Twahirwa from Rwanda (https://bit.ly/2y42xAe), journalist John Churu from Botswana (https://bit.ly/2NVy4PP) and journalist Lilian Murugi

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Fellowship with female gentlemen of the press

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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship organised by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism supported by Free Press Unlimited. I spent last Monday to Saturday with 34 amazing, cerebral and professional female Nigerian journalists thanks to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, (WSCIJ).  20 of them are

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Entries open for Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

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The 13th Edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is now open for entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, with stories published between 4th October 2017 and 3rd October 2018. The Coordinator of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Motunrayo Alaka in a statement said submitted

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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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