All is set for the second edition of the Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit, organised by The Journalism Clinic (TJC) and endorsed by the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN). According to TJC’s Founder/Director Taiwo Obe, the event, coming nearly five years to when the first was held, with no fewer than 60 senior executives from […]
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Muhammed Akinyemi, popularly known as PrincelyX, is a seasoned award-winning Nigerian journalist who has traversed different roles of journalism and newsroom product management. He has led innovative projects in different newsrooms and is presently Media Advisor with the Media Development Investment Fund’s (MDIF) NAMIP. In this interview with our correspondent, Noah Aderoju, he spoke about
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Even on Workers’ Day, while many are resting and celebrating, journalists are still hard at work, tirelessly striving to bring the latest news to society. They are the unsung heroes, the real MVPs, who face challenges head-on to gather information for the public, for you. Despite facing daunting situations, journalists persevere. They are tough and
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The concept of the Communication Festival held at the University of Lagos by the institution’s Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) from April 16-17th is unique and commendable. Unlike most town and gown capacity development programmes usually initiated by media departments/Faculty and student associations when experienced professionals are invited to share their knowledge and experiences, the festival
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For journalists seeking media programmes and opportunities to enhance their careers, Check out these opportunities with deadlines and apply. If you need assistance to meet some of the requirements contact us: Email: info@mediacareerng.org Phone: 08050498530 DEADLINE: TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award seeks science journalists: — The 2024 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award
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Two Nigerians have been selected for the inaugural AI Journalism Lab at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Award winning Nigerian journalists and founder of FactMattersNG, Hannah Ajakaiye and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)’s Head of Innovation, Monsur Hussain were among the cohort of 25 journalists, media leaders, academics,
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At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia last week, there were several sessions of insightful conversations by brilliant journalists. While we were not physically present, we made sure to follow a lot of the sessions made available virtually. So far we have followed several discussions but there are five important ones that we think Nigerian
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The just concluded 2024 International Journalism Festival in Perugia was a very interesting and engaging one for participants across different continents. At several sessions of vibrant discussions brilliant journalists explained complex issues and revealed findings concerning journalism and the journalists’ welfare. Though we couldn’t attend physically, we followed as many live-streamed sessions as possible. We
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A novel ‘Distortion’ by acclaimed international multi-award winning communications specialist, writer, journalist, trainer and facilitator, Ejiro ‘LadyE’ Umukoro Umukoro has been approved as a textbook for Senior Secondary Schools (SS1-3) for literature in English. The approval for the first term was signed by the Director of Education Research Centre, Kelly N. Kentoa, under the Ministry
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Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Cable, an online media platform, Simon Kolawole, has identified gatekeeping, fairness, balance and ethics as the distinguishing factors between professional journalism and core activism. According to him, “Any good journalist is an activist for truth. While journalism and activism are mechanisms for driving positive change in the society,
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