Congratulations to all journalists and media professionals whose work anniversaries in their present place of employment or companies/organisations they own are this January. Hopefully, they knew it was their work anniversary and marked it in whatever way they could, even if it only made them know how long they had been on their present work. […]
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Entries for the 2023 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism has been opened. This year marks the 49th edition of the annual awards, and for the first time in the history of the competition, journalists throughout Africa can submit their entries in any category. According to Sanlam Group Executive, Market Development and Sustainability,
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Bode Olanitori who was former Plateau state correspondent in Jos for The Punch Newspaper recalls his narrow escape while covering killings in Jos, Plateau State in his contribution to OUR PUNCH YEARS book by 38 former staff of the newspaper A time came when I was transferred to Jos as the Plateau State Correspondent. Jos,
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To write exclusive stories while she was a reporter, Bosede Olusola-Obasa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, of 1st Royal Character & Values Limited (RCV), shared some insights in her contribution to OUR PUNCH YEARS book recently published. The former Senior Correspondent, Saturday Punch in her chapter titled What kept me in The Punch for fourteen
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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: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 DATA JOURNALISTS Are you a data journalist in Africa who’s excelled in the past year? Submit
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Last October, our organization, Media Career Development Network(MCDN), devoted to offering structured career development support and programmes for journalists and the media industry in Nigeria and beyond clocked five. Specifically, our aims and objectives at inception include the following: *To promote excellence in media practice in Nigeria *To organise media training and provide mentoring support
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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: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 FELLOWSHIP @WolfsonCam, in partnership with @CommonwealthJA, invites applications for the #DerekIngram fellowship. The 10-week Fellowship
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The dangers involved in listening to and publishing false information that goes viral are grave. To reduce the recurrence of such in the digital age, the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) deemed it fit to organize a one-day intensive programme in Lagos on December 1, 2023 The programme tagged Combatting Disinformation in a Digital Age
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A Review of Our Punch Years: Reminiscences of insider accounts by former editors and staff of Nigeria’s most widely newspaper at 50 By Tunde Akanni, PhD Introduction From the religiously philosophical to the scientifically analytical, straightforward narration and even poetic rendition, Our Punch Years has reaped reasonably from them all as they betray the workplace
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The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has mourned the death of the iconic South African photojournalist, Peter Magubane on January 1, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family. In a statement by SANEF, Dr. Magubane whose death was confirmed by his daughter Fikile Magubane was a giant in the field of photojournalism and
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