Noah Aderoju

Media Training opportunities and resources for journalists this week

 Media Training and scholarship opportunities Here are a few media training and scholarship opportunities for journalists to take advantage of this week. Media Career Development Network is always available to assist journalists who reach out for support in achieving their career goals wherever possible.   Disinformation Summit (Virtual) Journalists, fact-checkers, researchers, students, activists and others […]

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Take charge of your careers, female journalists urged

Female journalists in Nigeria have been urged to take charge of their careers and overcome limitations hindering their growth. This call to action was made on Thursday, September 12  at a virtual workshop on “Overcoming career growth limitations” in commemoration of the third anniversary of Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SWIJ). The event brought

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Student journalists urged to prioritise excellence, not monetary gains

County Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi has  urged media Interns to prioritize competence, diligence and excellence over the pursuit of intense desire for chasing money during their early days in the media profession. Mr Sanusi gave the advise during an interview after a courtesy visit by his organisation to the Human Rights Journalists Network Nigeria

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Investigative Journalism: Journalists urged to be safety cautious 

The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Mr  Issa Sanusi, has advised journalists to be security cautious while doing investigative reports. Sanusi gave the advice on Tuesday during a courtesy call by his organisation to the office of the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJN), Lagos. He was answering questions from interns of the Media Career

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ILD24: Nigeria media and the enduring responsibility of public literacy

Historically, in Nigeria, media and public literacy are a union that can’t be divorced. For decades now, right from the pre-independence and early independence era and even during the regional government time, public broadcasting media have mostly been used for education and literacy skills dissemination aside from news and information sharing. A lot of learning

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Journalists’ safety essential for press freedom – Olorunyomi

Publisher of Premium Times and Founder, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Dapo Olorunyomi has said that safety of journalists is necessary to guarantee freedom of the press. Olorunyomi made the assertion during the Civic Space Guard: a Masterclass on Holistic Safety for Investigative Reporters organised by WSCIJ with the support of the Embassy of

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