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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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Eight journalists (Four Nigerians) win 2021 West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Awards

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Eight journalists have been announced as winners of the 2021 West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Awards by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The winners named at a virtual ceremony held on November 10 received up to USD 1,250 each and a plaque of recognition. The winners and their entries are listed below: The

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History

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Books on various media organisations and issues *Available for reading and lending UNEVEN STEPS: The story of the Nigerian Guild of Editors by Lanre Idowu ( 2019) The book discusses the role, achievements and failings of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in the quest for press freedom, professional respect, press responsibility and accountability. It is

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MEDIA PROGRAMMES THIS WEEK (November 8 – 14, 2021)

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Details of media programmes ( Training, Conference, Awards, Workshops and others) in Nigeria and globally. MONDAY, November 8, 2021 *Deadline for 2021, FATE SME Journalist Award https://bit.ly/FSMEJAwards *Investigative Journalism training on handling sources by Media Career Development Network Speaker: Taiwo Hassan Abiodun, Assistant Editor, Premium Times Time: 1-2pm Zoom TUESDAY, November 9, 2021 *Mentorship

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Two Nigerians nominated for Africa investigative journalism award

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Banjo Damilola, award-winning Nigeria investigative journalist and Yusuf Akinpelu, Head of Data Desk Premium Times Nigeria have been nominated for the Norbert Zongo (PAJI-NZ) African Prize for Investigative Journalism. Nominees for the investigative journalism award were drawn from four categories: newspaper press, radio, television and online press. Both Banjo and Akinpelu were nominated for the

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Profiles of new Nigerian Guild of Editors fellows

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The 17th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference 2021, held October 21 – 22, 2021, in Abuja, has come and gone. But, the successes and impart recorded by the event still lingers in the minds of reporters, editors, media houses and concerned stakeholders across the globe. The conference with the theme: “Media in Times of Crises: Resolving Conflict,

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Ex-NAN Acting MD, Jide Adebayo, dies at 66

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A former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead. Adebayo died in a Lagos hospital on Thursday at the age of 66 during a brief illness. Retired Maj.-Gen. Lasisi Abidoye, a close friend of Adebayo, also the President of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA), confirmed this in a

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Eight things women journalists can do together

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The original design of Images of Women by @simplysphiedesign had the title Things Women Can Do Together. When it was shared by the Executive Director/CEO of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting (WSCIJ), Mrs. Motunrayo Alaka, on some female journalists groups I belonged as a media mentor, it occurred to me I could

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Report: Digital media platforms making impact on low budgets amid threats

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In spite of often tiny budgets and constant online threats and attacks, a new global report has revealed that Digital media entrepreneurs are producing ground-breaking journalism and achieving a significant impact on their societies, The Inflection Point International report, published Thursday, November 4, 2021 by SembraMedia, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurial journalists, in partnership with

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