Below are some media programmes and opportunities for journalists and media practitioners to apply for and participate in. DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 14 The Campus Reporter project of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will host a monthly Generations in Conversation series on Friday, 14 April. The series will feature media veterans – Dapo […]
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The three-day training for the 2023 Female Reporters Leadership Programme held in Lagos by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism ended on Friday, April 6. Blessing Osemobor brings you some key points the facilitators shared with the participants. Report Until Something Happens (RUSH) is a strategy that is based on three premises: The
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Like on the first day of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, more insights on excelling as female journalists were shared by facilitators and past fellows. You need to always approach your reporting from human rights perspectives. – Rommy Mom; President, Lawyers Alert in Nigeria @RommyMom1 @lawyersalertng Do
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A new Editor (Daily), Dr Oluwafemi Adekoya has been named by the management of Guardian Newspapers Limited as part of the restructuring of its editorial and management operations ahead of its 40th anniversary in July. The Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Mr. Martins Oloja, in a statement on Monday, said the Chairman of
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The 2023 edition of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme ( FRLP) by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism commenced on March 3 in Lagos with 12 participants from across media organisations in the country. Below are major insightful tweets from the Day One session by the facilitators. Equity is not matriarchy. ReportWomen is
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Following the claims and statements made by the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Datti Baba-Ahmed on the recent outcome of the presidential election on an interview programme on Channels Television, the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined the station N5,000.000 ( five million naira) The NBC in a letter signed by its
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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) has named the Investigative Editor of HumAngle, Nigeria, Kunle Adebajo and a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe, Farai Shawn Matiashe as joint winners of the 2023 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Adebajo and Matiashe won the award with a report that investigated the lives of kidnapped
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin share his 15 years insurance investment plan story that earned him unexpected payback. Years ago while working at The Punch, I was not as conscious as I should be about investing for the future. When bank and insurance executives come around, I was not interested in their long stories
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Executive Director of the Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has shared valuable insights with members of the Female Freelancers Federation (FFF) in Nigeria and other journalists about investing wisely and building a successful career. Speaking at an online webinar on “Tips on Investments as a freelance journalist”, Otufodunrin emphasised the importance of securing
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Five Nigerian journalists are on the long list of nominees for the One World Media Awards to celebrate the best media coverage from across the global south and around the world. The listed journalists are Damilola Ayeni of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Damilola Banjo and Philip Obaji Jr. | Freelance/The Daily Beast. Others are
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