A former Governor of Ogun, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has said that journalism is on the brink of extinction due to the advent of the new media. Osoba, who is also a veteran journalist and former Managing Director of Daily Times said this on Saturday in Lagos at the 1st Quarterly National Executive Council (NEC) meeting […]
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The Society for Family Health, Nigeria has a vacancy for the post of Assistant Manager, Strategic Behaviour Change Communication (A360 Project) – Abuja The Job Profile: This is an Assistant Manager position reporting to the Director of Marketing Communications. The Behaviour Change Communication Specialist will be responsible for documenting activities, producing reader friendly reports for
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By Seye Joseph @seyetweets Sunday Editor of Punch Newspapers, Ms. Toyosi Ogunseye has advised journalists to utilise training opportunities for networking with colleagues and build lasting working relationships. Ogunseye gave the advice in her keynote address at the Cocktail launch of the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Executive Training Program in Lagos on April 11. Beyond
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Mrs. Abiodun Owo is the programme Officer of Development Communication Network (DevComs), a non-governmental organisation which offers media training to enhance media capacity and excellence in reporting developmental issues on health, environment, education, among others. In this interview with Media Career, Owo speaks on the activities of her organisation and offers advice on how journalists
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A former Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Bauchi State, Mrs Jummai Bello has been appointed as the first female Managing Director of Bauchi Radio Corporation. Her appointment by the state governor, Mohammed Abubakar was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bello Ilelah. Bello, 55
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According to Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, News consumption is undergoing two fundamental shifts across the globe. One is the rise in news audiences accessing journalism through their phones and mobile devices, the other, related to this trend, is the increase in people who read or watch news through social platforms, such
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A fast growing publishing company in Ibadan, Oyo State has invited application for the position of Senior Editor. Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Art in Science or Humanities with Second Class Upper from a recognized university. He or she must have minimum of eight years work experience in Book Publishing with
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By Kelechi Amakoh Reading maketh a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man; Writing an Exact Man so says the scholar of arts and humanities, Francis Bacon. In a society where every day offers you a new discuss, twist and turn, blinking an eye lid might be your greatest undoing. The set of columnists available for
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By Kelechi Amakoh The current chair of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers, Olusegun Adeniyi has recounted how he started off as a columnist twenty years ago. Recounting his odyssey on his Thursday, April 8 “The Verdict” Backpage column on ThisDay Newspaper, Adeniyi noted how Prof. (then Dr.) Dele Sobowale’s “Please Give Me the Bones”
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Media career specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on how journalists can earn commensurate income with their qualifications and experience. I can hear a resounding No in response to the the above headline from most journalists reading this piece, if not all. In an undercapitalised business like ours in the country which is experiencing depression, in more
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