The number of practising journalists and media professionals with doctorate degrees in Media and Communication is increasing with the recent award of PhD by the School of Media and Communication at Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) and thesis defence at the School of Communication, Lagos State University, (LASU). Among those who graduated at the 17th convocation ceremony […]
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Tributes have begun pouring in for legendary CNN interviewer Larry King who passed away on Saturday at 87. Ora Media revealed in a social media post that King died in Cedars Sinai hospital, in Los Angeles, where he had been hospitalised. King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and
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Four new roles with the Gates Foundation project – two in Lagos and two in Nairobi – are vacant for covering West and East Africa respectively, at the BBC Africa. In each location, BBC Africa says it is hiring a Senior Journalist reporter and a Journalist to work as part of a small team on
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A new executive has been elected for the National Union of Campus Journalists, Nigeria, (NUCJ) with Samuel Ajala, of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti elected as the President. Ajala who was Public Relations Officer in the outgoing executive scored 88 votes to defeat his opponent, Abdulbasit Abdulazeez who had five votes. Others elected in the
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited story pitches from Nigerian journalists from all genres of the media with interest in investigating the intersection between COVID-19, access to information and misinformation, to submit story pitches for consideration. Deadline for submission of pitches is Saturday, 30 January 2021 | 11:59 pm (WAT). The
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Ruona J Meyer, 2019 Emmy Nominee is a multi-media journalist with 17 years’ experience in print, radio, wire agency and digital outlets across Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK. She was a pioneer staff of the BBC’s Pidgin service and has worked for Reuters South Africa, Financial Times of London, ThisDay and Next Newspapers
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Starting on Saturday 6 February, The Journalism Clinic will launch its Journalism Masterclass programme with the #FixTheLeaks online workshop. According to the Founder/Director, The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe, the Journalism Masterclass is aimed at helping journalists excel in their practice. The maiden edition, #FixTheLeaks, says Obe, is to help journalists working in newsrooms or as
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday launched a project to combat impunity for attacks against journalists. Announcing the take-off of the project, Ms Chioma Nwaodike, Head of MRA’s Legal Department warned that those who unjustifiably threaten or undermine the safety or security, freedom and wellbeing of media professionals in Nigeria should expect to be met
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Ashishana Justina, The Nation’s correspondent in Niger State in her #Journo-Inspiration series writes about a recent case of suicide due to depression and makes a case for journalists to pay attention to their mental health In journalism, oftentimes, we fight the battle of others but when it comes to issues affecting us, no one cares
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The management of three online media organisations, Premium Times, TheCable and Dateline Nigeria have announced new appointments and promotion of their staff. Kola Olapoju will take over from Taiwo George as editor of TheCable from February 1. George has resigned his appointment for a yet to be disclosed new appointment in another media organisation. Two
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