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TheCable journalists named Report for the World reporting corps

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Three journalists with TheCable Nigeria have been selected for the Report for the World 2021-2022 reporting corps. Three others are from Scroll.in  India. The application process according to a press statement by Report for the World was highly competitive, with over 335 applicants. The corps members from The Cable are Taiwo Adebulu (fact-checking), Vivian Chime, […]

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WPFD: MRA urges Nigerian govt. to ensure ease of access to information

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In commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Nigerian government to make a commitment to put mechanisms in place to ensure ease of access to information for citizens and create a conducive environment for journalists and media workers to safely carry out their professional duties. MRA

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Nigerian govt urged to ensure safe environment for media, human rights defenders

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ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) , a humanitarian non-governmental organization working to promote human rights, combat poverty and all forms of injustice in Nigeria, has called on the Nigerian government to uphold its commitment to creating a safe and favourable environment for human rights defenders, journalists and civil society. The call was made in Abuja on Monday,

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Maria Ressa receives 2021 World Press Freedom Prize

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Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. The Award Ceremony held on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference,

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Viable, diverse, stable and safe – is this really too much for media to ask?

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The World Association of Newspaper Publishers in this message to mark the 2021 World Press Freedom Day makes a case for a viable, diverse, stable and safe media  Viability, diversity, stability and safety are essential ingredients of any healthy information ecosystem. How many media worldwide can say yes to all four? How far are individual

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Five finalists named for Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award

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Five finalists have been named for the inaugural edition of the  Lekan Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award for outstanding student journalists in the country. The award in honour of Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Nigeria’s foremost media career coaching and mentoring organisation is the initiative of two of his former junior colleagues at

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COVID-19: How journalists can report complex science issues

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Journalists have been urged to fully understand scientific terms and issues to appropriately report them. Former Deputy Editor of The Nation, Dr Olayinka Oyegbile stated this in a presentation at the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Media Roundtable in Lagos titled Reporting of Complex Science stories. According to him, the role of journalists is first

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IPC holds webinars, stakeholders forum to mark WPFD

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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos will mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), with a two-part event starting with a webinar on Thursday, April 29, 2021, on ‘Safety, Security and Management of Trauma in Coverage of Dangerous Assignments’. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, IPC, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild

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