Lolade Adewuyi, formerly of TELL Magazine and Goal.com last Friday, June 23 bagged a Masters degree in Sports Administration from the Russian International Olympic University. In this online interview, Adewuyi speaks on his experience at the programme and what traditional journalists need to know and do to avoid becoming relic in the new media work […]
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The internet is a powerful tool in the hands of digital journalists. Web technology and online storytelling are more important than ever before in our present day news media. It is crucial for journalists to stay influential in this digital era. Here is a brief review of five easy to use tools and resources to
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Four outstanding women media entreprenuers will be honoured at the 2017 edition of the Women in Journalism (WiJ) Conference to hold on July 16 in Lagos. Those to be honoured at the programme at MUSON Centre with the WiJAfrica Pioneer Awards and WiJAfrica Innovation Awards are : 1. Maiden Ibru and The Guardian: For leading the digital transformation at the Guardian
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Shelby Grossman, a political scientist studying informal trade in Nigeria and an Assistant Professor at University of Memphis from fall 2017 is research assistants to conduct in-depth interviews in Lagos. Please only apply if you live in Lagos and are available to start work in the next two weeks. Once you have submitted this application,
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Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety. The fellowship is open to women journalists nationwide.
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Musa Saidykhan a respected Gambian journalist who was arbitrarily arrested and tortured by officers of the country’s National Intelligence Agency is currently living in exile in the United States of America. He currently writes for Kairo News and advocates for respect of human rights and freedom of expression in the Gambia. His story of unjust torture
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The International Center for Journalists has announced a competition to recognize the best media coverage of maternal, child health, and other urgent health issues. Eligible journalists are those with stories published or broadcast in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The duration of the award is a 12-day study tour at the United States. The
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Six Nigerian journalists, from various news media, including two freelancers, have been named as 2017 BudgIT Media Fellows. The journalists include Hannah Ojo – The Nation Newspaper; Mercy Abang – Freelance journalist; Eromo Egbejule – Freelance Journalist; Lanre Lasisi – Channels television; Ayodeji Rotinwa – ThisDay Newspaper, and Ruth Oluronbi – Nigerian Tribune. BudgIT is a civic organisation that
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It was a melting point ideas and innovation on Saturday, June 17, as a team of female journalists tell their stories using data to a team of technologists on Saturday June 17, 2017 at Civic Hub, Yaba, Lagos. Hack/Hackers is a digital community of people who seek to inspire each other, share information (and code)
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Are you a journalist, editor, or blogger interested in learning how to make and publish your own charts? Then, you should apply for a workshop based on Atlas chart-building platform with Quartz Africa. Quartz Africa is obsessed with data, especially the lack for Africa-focused data and data visualization. Through the chart-building training, quartz Africa aim to
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