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Media fellowship and award opportunities with deadlines in September 2024.

Here are a few media fellowship and award opportunities with deadlines in September for journalists to take advantage of. Media Career Development Network is happy to assist journalists who reach out for support in achieving their career goals wherever possible. FELLOWSHIPS AIJC 2024 Fellowships. Deadline: September 10, 2024 Practising investigative journalists under 30 years in […]

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Media Career Library: Ikiebe’s Book of Unique Insight into Nigeria Media Evolution.

The Media Career Library Series offer a treasure trove of insights into media books and publications of journalists about Nigeria’s media landscape, experience, adventures, media practice and other topical books for intellectual engagement. In this edition of the series, we looked into the symbolic work of a Nigerian media leader, Richard Ikiebe. The “Nigerian Media

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Our interns are ‘learning and producing content’

We are on the third week of our internship programme with ten students from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Nigeria Institute of Journalism, (NIJ), Lagos, Olabisi Onabanjo University, (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and Covenant University, Otta. More students from the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu will join

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EDITORIAL: Realities of unbundling Mass Communication

As part of the repositioning and revitalisation of university education in Nigeria, five years ago,   the National Universities Commission (NUC), had announced the unbundling of Mass Communication as a degree programme into several separate degree programmes, thereby, making it a full Faculty.  According to the then Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abubakar

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Trauma of human-trafficking

Our intern from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos reviews We Are Priceless, a novel on human trafficking by Juliana Francis, investigative reporter, mentor, trainer and gender advocate.  Human life is supposed to be priceless because children are a precious gift from God. Unfortunately, those who engage in human trafficking don’t think so.

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Media urged to advocate for improved maternal nutrition

To combat the high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria, the media has been urged to promote Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women. The call was made by Clinical Dietitian and Lagos State Coordinator, Alive & Thrive Project, Olawumi Ajayi, during a media roundtable organised by the Alive & Thrive initiative, managed by FHI 360

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Excellent manual for media career development

Our intern from the Department of Mass Communication, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Olamide Ayoade reviews “The Journalist You Ought To Be” by media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin.   If you want a book that offers a thorough exploration of media career development, blending practical advice with inspirational guidance, “The Journalist You Ought To Be” by

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Nine journalists commence ACDJ’s Inequalities Reporting Fellowship

A two-day training workshop has been held in Lagos to commence the 2024 Inequalities Reporting Fellowship of the Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ). Nine selected journalists who participated in the training on August 26 and 27 emerged following a public application call and careful review of 266 applicants from 34 states and the Federal

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Media Opportunities journalists can apply for before August ends

Here are a few media opportunities journalists, photographers and content creators can apply for before August ends. Wharton School’s Business Journalism Seminars. Deadline: August 26, 2024 The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School is organizing seminars for Business Journalists and there are funding opportunities to attend the event. The Wharton Seminars for business journalists aim to

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