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Nigerian Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship winners (1987 till date)

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Application for Alfred friendly press partners fellowship for online, print and broadcast journalists in developing countries has opened. Click to apply The fellowship which is an annual program that brings journalists from different countries to American newsroom, has been won by 12 Nigerian journalists from 1987-2011. They include: 1987: Dele Omotunde (Nigeria), hosted by The Philadelphia Inquirer […]

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Vacancy at CPJ : English-French speaking journalist

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The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) has a vacancy for a journalist who fluent in English and French to cover West Africa. Qualified applicants should reach out to Horatius: mercyhora@yahoo.com or horatius.journalist@gmail.com, Phone 08033066305 or contact CPJ directly. The Committee to Protect Journalists is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in

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Media Downsizing: 145 down, many more to go

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The restructuring at the Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, owners of Television Continental ( TVC) and Radio Continental that led to the sacking of 145 staff should not have come as a surprise to workers of the company and anyone conversant with the state of the media, locally and globally. With the alarming dwindling income from

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Novelist Zaynab Alkali, Ecuadorian Ambassador for Abuja Writers Forum

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The June 24 Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) will feature renowend female novelist, Zaynab Alkali, alongside the Ecuadorian Ambassador, Mr Leopoldo Rovayo Verdesoto and David Adzer. Zaynab Alkali who was born in Tura-Wazila, Borno State, is considered to be the first major female novelist from Northern Nigeria. Her previous novels are Stillborn, The Virtuous Woman, The

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Daar Communications records N2.1billion loss

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Daar Communications Plc has reported a net loss of N2.139 billion in 2016, against N1.510 billion loss posted 2015. In the notice posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on June 13, the company’s total revenue for the year under review was N3.732 billion in contrast with N7.089 billion recorded same period in 2015. The results,

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Alfred Friendly Press Partners Offers Fellowship for Journalists

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Application for Alfred friendly press partners fellowship is currently opened for print, broadcast and online journalists from developing countries. Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship is an annual program that brings journalists from different countries to American newsrooms. The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships are aimed at providing fellows with experience in reporting, writing and editing which will enhance future professional performance;

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Go beyond news reporting, write books: journalist tells colleagues

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A journalist and poet, Mr Akeem Lasisi, has called on journalists to write books to enable a large number of people to benefit from their knowledge. “It shouldn’t be about covering events. The news reporting that we do everyday largely flows with the wind. “Where were the stories you and I wrote five years ago

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Google To Train 6,000 African Journalists

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Google Africa has announced its unflinching support for a Digital Journalism initiative which will see 6,000 African journalists trained in data journalism skills by the end of February 2018. Google News Lab and the World Bank revealed plans of working with Code For Africa to empower journalists in Africa by giving them the necessary support to explore the

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Nigerian Editors condemn EFCC invasion of The Sun newspapers

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The Nigerian Guild of Editors have expressed shock over the news of the invasion of the premises of the SUN Publishing Limited by heavily armed EFCC operatives in the early hours of June 12, 2017. According to the president, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Funke Egbèmode, “The fierce looking operatives prevented staff of the organisation from

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15 journalists selected for Reporting Project

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Fifteen Nigerian journalists have been selected by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) to participate in the second phase of its Investigative Journalism training programme tagged Open Contracting Reporting Project (OCRP). The 15 journalists were selected out of nearly 80 entries following a call for application rolled out on May 17, 2017. According to the

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