It can be pretty difficult and frustrating to get hired when you are a fresh graduate with very short or no years of experience. When the job description says, “five to eight years of experience” or “at least 12 years’ experience” you seem to wonder if you are employable. However, many recruiters put years of […]
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The WiJ2017 award is set to hold tomorrow, July 6 with the theme “Pioneers, Innovators and the Brave New World.” Highlighted below are some of the reasons why you should not miss the epoch media event. Innovation is the ‘new bride’ in journalism and the year’s edition of WiJ, according to the Conference Director, Yomi Owope, will
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The call for entries for the 9th edition of Nigerian Breweries Plc Golden Pen Awards has been announced. According to the Nigerian Breweries’ Corporate Affairs Adviser, Mr Kufre Ekanem, the award was introduced to promote professionalism and objective reportage of events in Nigeria. Journalists from all media platforms with reports published and broadcast in 2016,
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Are you an African journalist interested in sharpening your digital skills while working alongside your peers in London? Are you eager to share your experience with award-winning colleagues abroad? Then, you should apply to the News Corp Media Fellowship for a chance to learn how some of the most prestigious news outlets in the world
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Getting the best out of your interviewee while conducting an interview is of great importance to every journalist. Here are some guidelines everyone must keep in mind while conducting an interview. 1. Be prepared, but adaptable This is a point of contention among many journalists. Some of us prepare a list of questions while others prefer
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On the fifteenth anniversary of working with Nigeria’s major telecommunication company, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah, Vice President, Corporate Communications & CSR writes on his career fulfilling experience. I’m lacking in appropriate words, in English Language, that is, to describe the last 15 years, during which I have moved from working for Econet Wireless to Vodacom
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When many Nigerian are of the opinion that Nigerian hospitals are the worst places in the world to receive medical attention, some foreigners however are of different opinion. On Sunday, July 2, 2014, Isha Sesay, an anchor and Correspondent with CNN, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, drew the attention of Nigerians when she took
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When many Nigerian are of the opinion that Nigerian hospitals are the worst places in the world to receive medical attention, some foreigners however are of different opinion. On Sunday, July 2, 2014, Isha Sesay, an anchor and Correspondent with CNN, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, drew the attention of Nigerians when she took
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A story by a former winner of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award has brought about a change in the law in Kenya. As a result of her report, All Kenyan schoolgirls are now to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. Four years ago, Judy Kosgei won the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist award for
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A story by a former winner of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award has brought about a change in the law in Kenya. As a result of her report, All Kenyan schoolgirls are now to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. Four years ago, Judy Kosgei won the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist award for
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