The feedback we are getting from some media organisations retrenching staff and restructuring their operations is that more than ever before, they only need staff who have the skillsets for the future of their company. According to them, it’s not enough to have been a staff of their company for long, what is important now […]
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Former Managing Director of LEADERSHIP Newspapers, Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene is back in the company as Editor-In-Chief (E-I-C) His re-appointment followed the reorganisation of the board of the newspaper after the death of the Founder/Chairman of the Leadership Group, Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah on November 11, 2020. Ishiekwene a former Executive Director of Punch Newspapers, had
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This week’s edition of our Off Records column on happenings in the media industry focuses on The Nation and BUSINESS DAY. Salary increase at The Nation One of the reasons given by the management of Vintage Press, publishers of The Nation Newspapers for downsizing its staff strength following the impact of the COVID-19 on the
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Head of Education Desk at The Nation Newspapers, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie on Monday asked on Twitter if anyone can relate to the situation where journalists sometimes meet a person who makes an interview “sooo difficult that you wonder why you have to go through such embarrassment because you are trying to do your job.” The
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In the inaugural February 9, 2021 edition of #MediaSchoolNotes we shared some helpful reflective thoughts for journalists and media organisations. *It’s not the number of stories you publish on your websites that matters, it’s the quality of the stories, how well you are able to optimise it, how engaging your social media posts is and
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On the February edition of our weekly #MediaSchoolNotes weekly session on Twitter, we briefly addressed four key career questions journalists usually want answers for. Are there media jobs for young graduates? There are not enough for every job seekers, but the few that are available demands proofs of editorial content and production one has done.
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Executive Director of the International Press Centre and former Features Editor of the defunct National Concord, Lanre Arogundade pays tributes to his former editor Mr Isikak Essien who clocks 70 recently. It was a near tussle. Tunji Bello, Former National Concord’s Political Editor and strong insider in Publisher Late Chief M.K.O Abiola’s presidential campaign had
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Germany-based Publisher of The African Courier, Mr Femi Awoniyi in this online interview, speaks on his experience as a Magazine publisher for 23 years, the state of the media and future of the industry. You recently announced the relaunch of the print edition of your magazine due to what you explained to be the need
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A former staff of an Abuja-based media organisation who prefers to remain anonymous shared this really unfortunate work experience. It’s a familiar story of the kind of abuses some media owners are perpetrating and need to stop. I joined a popular Abuja-based newspaper publishing company in 2008, shortly after graduating from the higher institution and
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The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) has assured its students of the provision of the best learning environment, including constant upgrade and acquisition of the state-of-the-art equipment. Acting Provost of the institution, Mr Gbenga Adefaye who gave the assurance on Wednesday, February 17 at the matriculation of new students said facilities to meet the current
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