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Challenges of young reporters unknown to editors

It’s becoming worrisome that up-and-coming journalists fall out with their editors because of inconsistent service delivery. In this article, Yusuf Adua, an investigative journalist, contextualised some of the difficulties he and most of his colleagues contend with that oftentimes strain the relationship between editors and promising journalists and suggests possible solutions to the misunderstanding.   […]

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More opportunities to succeed in journalism now than before – Arogundade

Starting out as a campus journalist and student unionist in his university days, Mr Lanre Arogundage has practised as a print and broadcast journalist and is today the Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Lagos.  In this interview with Media Career Development conducted by Adeku Abdulmumini, Blessing Osemobor and Blessed Yovo, Arogundade who is

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MCDN releases Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2021

Media Career Development Network, (MCDN), Nigeria’s foremost mentoring and coaching organisation has announced the publication of its annual Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report. The publication according to the Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin is to provide journalists and other media stakeholders access to the details of the tremendous work being done by

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Journalists, media houses urged to maximise training opportunities, resources

Journalists and media organizations in Nigeria have been advised to maximize training opportunities and resources by media Non-Governmental Organizations and institutions. The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Lekan Otufodunrin offered the advice in the Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2021 which contains details of the various projects, programmes and activities of media

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Book in honour of columnists, intellectuals for launch in Lagos

A book honouring the contributions of Nigerian columnists and public intellectuals and their contributions to Nation-Building is set for public presentation in Lagos on Thursday. The book, THE PATRIOTS: Conversations with Nigerian Columnists and Public Intellectuals on Dividends of Democracy, Governance, Leadership and Nation-Building, is written by award-winning journalist and author, O’Femi Kolawole and published

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Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2021

Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report is an annual publication of the Media Career Development Network to document various training programmes, activities and resources of media training and support organisations in the country. Click to DOWNLOAD 2021 Media Reports – (1).pdf N CONTENT Introduction 2021 Media NGOs/Institutions programmes Profile Key Quotes from Capacity/Career Development Interview Funders

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FRLP: Empowering female journalists for leadership roles

Noah Aderoju of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos writes on the empowerment of female journalists through a leadership programme by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).   Before participating in the 2021 Female Reporters Leadership Programme, (FRLP) organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Osaruonamen Ibizugbe, formerly of

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Microsoft’s Manager, others to speak at EnterpriseCEO Media Masterclass

Communications Expert and Microsoft’s Senior Business Program Manager, Africa Development Center, Yemi Orimolade and Member Forbes Coaches Council and Founder, LIMB-simple academy, Ezekiel Solesi are the latest facilitators that will be speaking at the EnterpriseCEO Media Masterclass, a media improvement programme. ‘Yemi, with over fourteen years of experience, has delivered strategies to advance corporate reputation,

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‘Fact-check to avoid misinformation, errors’

Programme Officer of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) Lagos, Esther Adeniyi has stressed the importance of fact-checking for journalists to avoid publishing false information. Adeniyi, who was the representative of the MCDN at a three-day digital skill and fact-checking training spoke at a step-down session on Monday at the MCDN office. “It is the

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