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 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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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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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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The Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and multiple-award-winning journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka has announced his movement to the British Broadcasting Corporation as Editor. His movement comes after working for two years as the media aide to Amosun. Adejuwon, before his appointment as media aide, was the Deputy General Editor and a member
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The Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and multiple-award-winning journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka has announced his movement to the British Broadcasting Corporation as Editor. His movement comes after working for two years as the media aide to Amosun. Adejuwon, before his appointment as media aide, was the Deputy General Editor and a member
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The immediate past editor of TheCable Online newspaper, Fisayo Soyombo has joined the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) as Editor. He announced his new job on his facebook wall on Monday, June 5. joining ICIR means its ‘payback time’; it is in fact a ‘homecoming’ for me. And although the move wasn’t all that straightforward
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By Kelechi Amakoh The State House Correspondent Of Channels Television, Chukwuma Onuekwusi is dead. The 55-year old journalist died in the early hours of Tuesday in an Abuja hospital after battling with an ailment for some weeks. He worked for Channels Television for 19 years. During this period, he covered several beats on Channels Television
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Lekan Otufodunrin, former Managing Editor of The Nation Newspaper says his journalism career may not have been fulfilling as it is but for the support of Managing Director of The Nation Newspapers, Victor Ifijeh. On my birthdays, I usually get to read moving tributes about how God has used me to support the careers of
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By Kelechi Amakoh The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has invited applications from interested journalists to apply for investigative training on budget and procurement. The training which will bring 15 journalists from across the country, is open to practicing journalists in print, electronic and new/digital media who are not based in Abuja, the
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