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MEDIA PROGRAMMES/OPPORTUNITIES THISWEEK (November 22 – 28, 2021)

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Details of media programmes and opportunities ( training, summit, awards, workshops and others) in Nigeria and globally MONDAY, November 22, 2021 JOURNALISM WORKSHOP FOR CAMPUS JOURNALISTS Moderator: Bolanle Olabimtan, The Cable Speakers: Lekan Otufodunrin, ED, Media Career Development Network Femi Owolabi, Head Investigations, The Cable Newspaper Foundation Adejumo Kabir, Director, Campus Press Hub Taiwo Adebulu, […]

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Tips for becoming a ‘super’ investigative journalist

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Worldwide, journalists are trained to educate, inform and entertain members of the public. This means that basically, journalists owe their allegiances to society. As watchdogs of society, they hold the government and its agencies at various levels, accountable for their actions and inactions. But, there are journalists and there are journalists. Some journalists are contented

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Youths Digest shortlists finalists for 2021 Campus Journalism Awards

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The organisers of the annual Campus Journalism Awards (CJA), Youths Digest, have shortlisted the names of the successful finalists for this year’s edition. According to the organisers, a total of 304 entries were submitted from over 50 universities nationwide, with the finalists selected from fifteen Nigerian educational institutions across 15 prize categories. The “Edirin Jerry-Wesley

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How to manage sources in investigative reporting

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Premium Times’ investigative journalist, Taiwo Adebayo has offered insights on how journalists should independently manage their sources. He spoke at a webinar organized by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) on Monday, November 8, 2021, which covered determining the agenda of sources, their competence and avoiding single-source reporting. Adebayo, an Assistant Editor (Investigations) stated that

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Nigerian gets ‘ NEW Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund’ grant

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A freelancer, Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi has been named a grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ‘ NEW Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund’ announced on November 04, 2021. Adeyemi is formerly an Associate Researcher – Conflicts & Terrorism and Research Analyst at Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism [PTCIJ], Abuja – www.ptcij.org. ‘Vendors Relations

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MEDIA PROGRAMMES THISWEEK (November 15 – 21, 2021)

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Details of media programmes ( Training, Conference, Awards, Workshops and others) in Nigeria and globally. MONDAY, November 15, 2021 *Deadline for Grant @henry_nxumalo & @AIJC_Conference are offering grants of 1,000 – $5,000 to journalists to investigate health & development issues in six African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda & South Africa. Apply by November

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Campus journalists trained on solutions journalism, fact-checking, others

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Thirty campus journalists and members of the Academia Campus Journalists, the supreme press club of Center for Degree Programs at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Abeokuta, Ogun State, in affiliation with the University of Ibadan have been trained on the emerging trends of journalism including solutions journalism and fact-checking. The maiden seven-day training with

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Let nothing kill your Journalism ‘Vibes’

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Journalism can be a very soul-draining job, but Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin says “catch the vibes.” I have always somehow enjoyed listening to the song Bloody Samaritan by Ayra Starr, which is not my kind of music, even though I don’t know the lyrics. It wasn’t until the Head of Programmes at Liberty Radio

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African newsrooms priotising solutions journalism

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African newsrooms are giving priority to solution journalism in their reporting according to the findings of the study of impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital entrepreneurs in Latin America, South Asia and Africa. The Inflection Point International report by SEMBRA Media with support of Luminate and additional support of Centre for International Media Assistance

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‘I have a special interest in reporting migration’

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Innocent Duru of The Nation Newspapers in Nigeria was announced as one of the eight winners of the 2021 West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Awards by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). We asked Duru for his reaction to being one of the winners and his response is published below: The IOM award is the

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