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IPC condemns killing of Bayelsa journalist, calls for investigation

The International Press Centre (IPC), has condemned the murder of Mr. Famous Giobaro of the Bayelsa State-owned radio station, Glory FM 97.1, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement on April 17 said that the killing of the journalist […]

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RED launches church communication agency

RED-Africa’s top omni-media company has launched Church Culture, a church communication agency. The agency was launched on Sunday, April 16, 2017 with a Rubbin’ Minds Easter special on Channels Television themed ‘Discussions on the Media and the Church’. Church Culture according to RED  will provide communication solutions to churches towards achieving its core mandate of propagating the

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Amplify's content creators fellows graduate

Amplify, Africa’s first paid-fellowship for content creators, has graduated its inaugural cohorts of three teams of young storytellers from Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. The teams presented their final projects to an all-star panel of Africa’s leading business, media and technology personalities on Friday 7 April in Nairobi, Kenya. African Media Agency (AMA) reports that the Fellowship was

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Amplify’s content creators fellows graduate

Amplify, Africa’s first paid-fellowship for content creators, has graduated its inaugural cohorts of three teams of young storytellers from Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. The teams presented their final projects to an all-star panel of Africa’s leading business, media and technology personalities on Friday 7 April in Nairobi, Kenya. African Media Agency (AMA) reports that the Fellowship was

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JOURNALISTS

Advice for journalists planning to run NGOs

March 2017 Online #MediaCareerQ&A For journalists thinking of running a Non-Governmental Organisation, here are some useful advice to consider. Betty Abbah Executive director at Cee-Hope Nigeria I call it going the less-travelled road, ditching the age-long stance of neutrality and jumping into the ‘ditch’ with the people to fight oppression, right wrongs and or bring

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Two Nigerian journalists named Childhood Development Reporting Fellows

Two Nigerian journalists, Toluwani Eniola, a correspondent with The Punch Newspaper and Chikezie Omeje, senior investigative and data reporter with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nigeria have been named fellows for the 2017 Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship. Eniola and Omeje are among 12 fellows named for the programme by the International Center for

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I keep applying for awards and fellowships and I'm yet to get any, why ?

March 2017 Online #MediaCareerQ&A Hannah Ojo, Award-winning reporter with The Nation Keeping applying but learn from past mistakes. Read winning works and profiles of winning journalists. Wale Fatade, Executive Director, Media Support Centre Don’t give up, that’s all. I was named ‘fellowship editor’ until I got my first opportunity to travel outside Nigeria. Colleagues I

I keep applying for awards and fellowships and I'm yet to get any, why ? Read More »

I keep applying for awards and fellowships and I’m yet to get any, why ?

March 2017 Online #MediaCareerQ&A Hannah Ojo, Award-winning reporter with The Nation Keeping applying but learn from past mistakes. Read winning works and profiles of winning journalists. Wale Fatade, Executive Director, Media Support Centre Don’t give up, that’s all. I was named ‘fellowship editor’ until I got my first opportunity to travel outside Nigeria. Colleagues I

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