What are the five key questions media owners and managers in Nigeria need to answer to have a better and deeper understanding of to record greater impact and sustainable progress? The Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Publications, Mr Lanre Idown suggested the key questions at the workshop on Journalism and Digitalisation: The Imperative of Good […]
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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos Nigeria has expressed concern over recent utterances of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed threatening to sanction the BBC and Trust television for airing documentaries that allegedly glorified and fueled terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. In a report published by Premium Times on July 28,
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For failing to provide details on its proposed regulatory framework for social media and other online platforms through a “Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries”, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit against the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). In the suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, MRA
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Fifty top media executives from Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Edo and Delta States are to participate in a two-day workshop on Good Corporate Governance in the media organised by the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE). The workshop supported by the Lagos State Government will be declared open by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday
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Media Programmes, vacancies, application, training, Fellowship and their deadlines from today, Monday, 1 August – Thursday, 4th August 2022. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022 FELLOWSHIP ADH Community Journalism Fellowship Applications for the second cohort are now open. Apply now if you are interested in improving the coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria. Apply
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A Nigerian Journalist, Aanu Adeoye has joined the Financial Times (FT) as the West Africa Correspondent based in Lagos. His appointment was announced by the Africa Editor of FT, David Pilling @davidpilling in a tweet on August 1 Pilling wrote: “Thrilled to announce that @aanuadeoye is joining as our new West Africa Correspondent based in
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The Interactive Initiative for Social Impact and Dataphyte, media research, and data analytics organisation have trained journalists, civil society, and community-based actors on how to use data to drive national accountability through data-driven reporting and advocacy. The two-day training supported by MacArthur Foundation and Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is aimed at training the
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Abdulrasheed, Hammad, a participant in the Future News Worldwide conference reports on the outcome and impact of the training on young journalists worldwide. Participants in the recent Future News Worldwide conference for young journalists globally organised by the British Council have shared lessons and skills they learned during the three-day training and networking programme. The
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Accidental Journalist In Nigeria’s Political and Economic History, a book by veteran journalist, Cordelia (Nwulu) Ukwoma is to be launched on July 28 in Abuja. The event will hold at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Near International Conference Centre by 2 pm. The book is an autobiography which captures Ukwuoma’s life and 35 years
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Titilope Fadare, an award-winning multimedia journalist with Premium Times is a Mobile Journalism Trainer. She is a 2021 Fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. In this interview with Blessing Osemobor, Fadare shares insights about mobile journalism, the impact, prospects and challenges. What is mobile journalism? Mobile
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