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Three Nigeria media, 19 others to get $2.1m Google project funding

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Three Nigeria media organisations, Ripples Nigeria, Stears News Limited and Legit.ng are among 22 successful recipients for the Google News Initiative’s second Middle East, Turkey and Africa Innovation Challenge. The recipients were selected from 329 applications from 35 countries who responded to an open call for applications in February after a rigorous review, a round […]

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How to report about minors, and court proceedings

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Cameroonian award-winning journalist and gender advocate, Commy Mussa and Veteran journalist and human rights activist have offered tips and suggestions on how to ethically report about minors and appropriately report court proceedings. Mussa: Don’t endanger, stigmatize children In Cameroon bloggers, NGOs, journalists do an amazing job at drawing our attention to issues that need our

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Vacancies: Freelance reporters, Graduate Interns

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Freelance Reporters at Daily Trust Daily Trust newspaper is currently hiring freelancers reporters for all its platforms nationwide. Interested applicants must have a good command of the English Language, be a fearless reporter, have a nose for news, and must have the ability to report for multiple platforms. Bilingual multimedia journalists who can communicate in

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‘Twitter suspension violates freedom of speech’

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Social Activist, Esther Ijewere on Friday, July 9, had a tweet chat  #GetTalkingWithEsther with Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin on the theme Freedom of Speech and its impact on the media. The question and answer session is reproduced below  People say freedom of speech is guaranteed but freedom after speech isn’t

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bird, story agency for compelling Africa’s content launched

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bird, said to be Africa’s first, optimized-for-mobile, story agency designed to shift narratives about and within the continent has been launched by Africa No Filter (ANF), the not-for-profit organisation focused on narrative change. Africa No Filter Executive Director, Moky Makura, according to a press statement by Africa Media Agency, said the story agency was set

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Call for #CREATESAFESPACES storytelling project.

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The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, freelancers and researchers, in the media industry to apply to be a part of its #CREATESAFESPACES storytelling project. The project aims to transform storytelling around Gender-based violence in ways that elicit prompt and positive responses from policymakers, security agencies, the judiciary and the larger

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Applications invited for West Africa Climate Change Media Fellowship

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The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its Natural Resources Programme (NAREP), invites applications for its inaugural climate change media fellowship across west Africa. The fellowship is aimed at shedding light on the importance of climate change issues in West Africa including evidence and solutions to the crises. The training which will last

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