DUBAWA Nigeria’s indigenous independent verification and fact-checking project, initiated by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has vacancies for Editor and Researcher. The full-time editor who must be highly motivated and experienced will oversee content publishing needs in a fast-paced work environment. He will work with a team of writers and designers to develop and curate compelling […]
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Co-founder and publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi and three other journalists have been named as awardees of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The others are Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), renowned photojournalist and commenter, and the founder of the Bangladeshi multimedia training organization the Pathshala Media Institute, Mohammad
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Various media programmes, including lectures, training, workshops and others by various organisations will hold this week July 13-17, 2020. The programmes are listed below with details. Monday, July 13th, 2020 Wole Soyinka Lecture/NITDA Digital Skills Training *The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism will hold the 12th edition of its annual media lecture series on
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Applications have been invited from Podcasts producers interested in advancing their skills under the accelerator and training program by Google and PRX. Successful applicants with an existing podcast who want to advance their skills and take their productions to the next level will receive: Regular feedback on all aspects of their production, including editorial and
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Worried by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media industry, Media Rights Agenda and BONews Service recently held a Twitter Chat with the theme: Ensuring the Survival of Media in the Face of a Global Pandemic – The Role of Governments. Panellists during the chat included Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of Premium Times, Toun
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REDx, the media and creative training school of a top media company, RED | For Africa, has marked its first anniversary. With over 4,000 applicants, 200 graduates, and five training cohorts – two of which were virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic – REDx said in a statement that it has “made an unforgettable impact
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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist writes on the importance of professional online engagements for media job seekers. I recently reposted an old, but still timely content on www.mediacareerng.org website titled 7 Professional ways to get your dream job. The article reiterated why Social media is supposed to be more for professional engagement than
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Presentation by Lekan Otufodunrin at the Africa Students Entrepreneurs Summit organized by RoundNews on the contribution of the media to sustainable business development in Africa. June 29, 2020 Greetings to all participants in this programme. I want to thank the organisers, Round News for the invitation to speak at this African Students Entrepreneurs Summit initiative. I’m
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Quentin Aries writes on how various ways a French newspaper found ways of serving its readers during the pandemic lockdown. The Groundtruth Project April 2, 2020 BRUSSELS — This month was already shaping up to be an intense time for local news across France, with 47 million voters expected to go to the polls to choose
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Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist writes on the need for editors to be emotionally intelligent in running their newsrooms. A reporter once arrived late to the newsroom and when the editor demanded an explanation, he said his mother was sick and he had to see her before coming to work. The editor, trying hard
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