15 journalists selected across 11 media houses have been shortlisted for the 19th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting(WSAIR). The journalists were selected as the finalists of the award by the 2024 WSAIR panel of judges led by the Editor-in-chief and News Director of TVC News, Stella Din-Jacob, out of a pool […]
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Winners have emerged for the maiden edition of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development’s Excellence in Journalism Awards in West Africa. The winning journalists selected from those shortlisted from the entries were announced on November 27 at the closing dinner of the CJID’s Media and Development Conference in Abuja. Winners and runners-up were selected
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At the height of the activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, the truism of the reward for hard work being more work was unmistakable. It was an auspicious time to showcase the organisation’s efforts on the development of Artificial Intelligence, AI tools. Thus, some four
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Here are a few media training and scholarship opportunities for journalists to take advantage of this week. Media Career Development Network is happy to assist journalists who reach out for support in achieving their career goals wherever possible. Media Training and scholarship opportunities Al Jazeera Fellowship Program. Deadline: November 30, 2024 The Al Jazeera
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Amidst the preparation for examination, Shereefdeen Ahmad, a final year Law student and President of the National Association of Campus Journalists (NACJ) Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), curiously scrolled through his WhatsApp groups to find recent journalism opportunities he could apply for. Surprisingly, a life-changing message popped up—he has pinned his hope and awaiting an
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Jimoh Elizabeth Oluwaseyi writes on the testimonials by interns from department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos at Media Career Development Network (MCDN) during a send-off for them. How many days make 300 hours? 12 days plus. For 300 level Mass Communication students of the University of Lagos who had to undergo 300 hours internship
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The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin, has commended campus journalists of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, for their interest in enhancing their journalism skills. Speaking through MCDN Programme Manager, Dayo Emmanuel, who represented him at the seventh-anniversary event of the Campus Mirror publication, Otufodunrin praised
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Veteran journalist and media scholar, Dr Richard Ikiebe has advocated the adoption of local and community-focused journalism as the solution to the problems facing the Nigerian media. According to him, local media, serving relevant communities with the needed content through a model customised for their indigenous realities will prevent media outfits from making the same
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Professor Oloruntola Sunday has stressed the need for a new generation of well-trained, resilient and innovative media professionals who can enhance the practice of the profession. Professor Sunday who is the Head of Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, made the
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The Conversation, a leading international media platform, publishing research-based news and analysis is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Commissioning Editor Nigeria. The Commissioning Editor will be responsible for developing content across a range of sections in the West Africa region, engaging with the African academy to become a world-class, open-access
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