Great insights and tips have been shared by speakers at the on-going African Investigative Journalism Conference. We bring you some of the top tweets on various aspects of investigative journalism Story writing “Be patient with your story. Take your time, check the story, go back and check the story again. To provide a reliable […]
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The maiden edition of the Campus Journalism initiative by Dataphyte will be launched on October 15 with the induction of 155 ambassadors selected from 35 tertiary institutions across the country. The induction will be followed by an intensive data journalism training on the 15th and 16th of October 2020 according to a statement by Founder/CEO
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By Dayo Emmanuel Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Lagos, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has advised journalists to take personal responsibility for their career and not leave it to their employer’s. Otufodunrin gave the advice at a workshop for journalists in Bayelsa State organised by MCDN and sponsored by the United States Consulate General,
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Excerpt from DISTORTION, mental health crime fiction novel by Ejiro Umukoro is a multi-award-winning Broadcaster, Investigative Journalist and Social Entrepreneur Umu-Oti was in an uproar. There was pandemonium. Tears flowed from many faces. Children wailed and adults screamed expletives. They had never seen anything like that before in their town. All roads led to the Skills Acquisition
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Against the background of criticism of coverage of the #ENDSARS protests by the traditional media, we asked a digital media expert to highlight the missing elements. Below is his verdict. 1.While some of the TV stations have had noteworthy interviews, most traditional media outfits simply have not used online tools and data journalism practices effectively.
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How can journalists survive in the age of digital disruption that has seen many losing their jobs and some organisations shutting down? One main option is to come up with entrepreneurial journalism ideas they can nature and develop based on their experience in their traditional jobs. Coming up with sustainable niche entrepreneurship concepts is not
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The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has invited entries for the journalism fellowship on its #TransFatFreeNigeria Campaign. The fellowship supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), is part of CAPPA’s efforts to build the capacity of the Nigerian media to report on trans fat. The fellowship is focused on ways to eliminate trans fat from Nigeria’s food supply from an informed perspective, in line with the World Health Organisation’s recommended standards
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Five organizations in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa will receive grants from the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Community Media Fund (BMIA-CMF) to improve training and support the production of independent, reliable news content on issues impacting local communities. The grants are from the latest round of funding by the BMIA and Ford Foundation to strengthen community
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include call for applications, training, deadlines, among others between Monday, October 12- Saturday, October 17, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: MONDAY, October 12, 2020 Deadline for ICFJ Training Reporting Grants Deadline for the International Center for Journalists in
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Despite the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police in response to the demand to #ENDSARS, the protest may continue for some days. There have however been allegations that the mainline media are not reporting the #ENDSARS protests across the country as much as they should. While this accusation may
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