Founder of Orodata Science, Blaise Aboh writes on AI and Journalism, data visualization and other forms of augmented reporting with a call on newsrooms to come up with a long term strategy for use of the new tools. On August 21, 2019, I received a rare invitation from Michael Bloomberg to be a featured speaker and guest […]
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The African Women in the Media (AWiM) has invited applications for a full-time Media and Communications Officer. Responsibilities of the qualified candidate include Branding and advertising, Media liaisons, Digital media, Team communication, and Internal affairs, knowledge, skills and abilities. For full details of other requirements for the position click Interested candidates that meet the above
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Oyinlola Awonuga reports on the training for female journalists and media entrepreneurs by Iluminate Nigeria Development Network. A Masterclass session for female journalists and media entrepreneurs has been held in Lagos by Illuminate Nigeria Development Network (INDN) with participants equipped on how to be their own boss in their various media endeavours. At the training
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By Oyinlola Awonuga Nigeria’s top investigative journalists, Fisayo Soyombo and Kiki Mordi have emerged winners of the inaugural Gatefield’s People Journalism Prize for Africa (PJPA) 2019. The prize is backed by a $3000 (N1,000,000) endowment from Gatefield, a Sub-Saharan Africa public strategy firm. In an announcement on Monday by Gatefield, the organisation said: “we could
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the need for traditional journalists to master the use of new media to maximise available opportunities When I speak and write repeatedly about the need for traditionally trained journalists to become new media savvy, the feedback I sometimes get is that I’m over stressing the issue. After all, some say, we
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By Oyinlola Awonuga The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network ( MCDN) Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has urged media organisations in the country to ensure more regular training of their staff. Otufodunrin made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy call to the Lagos office of Voice of Nigeria (VON) following the creation of Training
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) needs a female Business Development Manager. In the announcement by the company, the applicant will be based in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, the company’s head office. She must have five years experience in a related field and at least a Master Business Administration (MBA) degree. Interested
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Speech by Lekan Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lagos at the maiden NUJ South-West Zonal Lecture/award programme held in Ibadan, Oyo State on January 10, 2020. Theme: digital media and the 21st-century challenge. Roles of the media in ensuring virile democracy in Nigeria My very sincere appreciation to the organisers of this programme
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By Lekan Otufodunrin Like in every industry, getting a media job is becoming more difficult with few openings for too many applicants to compete for. If you must really get a media job in 2020 you have to brace up for the stiff competition for the limited spaces available. Below are my thoughts on what
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Oyinlola Awonuga Former Managing Editor of The Nation Newspapers, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has offered suggestions on how journalists can become successful entrepreneurs in view of the various challenges they now have to cope with to survive. Otufodunrin, now Executive Director of Media Career Development Network spoke at a programme organized by the Lagos State House
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