The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has called for an end to news media sexism by 2020. The call is part of several launches of national reports for the Global Media Monitoring Project held around International Women’s Day, 8 March. In line with the recommendations of the GMMP 2015 report, WACC strongly supports the […]
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Lekan Otufodunrin, Media career development specialist writes on how easily develop a bank for story ideas One of the errands interns are frequently sent in a media house I used to work, is helping to withdraw or deposit money in banks. When I asked one of them how many banks she has been to, she
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In commemoration of the International Women’s Day #IWD, Female journalists who presently occupy all major top media positions in the Nigerian media industry are profiled in this special report by Lekan Otufodunrin, Olaitan Osola and Hannah Ojo for Media Career Services. Contrary to the belief that women may not be ‘man’ enough to perform some
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African journalists who have active interest in health and cardiovascular disease are invited to enter for a competition to become the official WCC 2016 Africa Correspondent for the World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2016 (WCC 2016), taking place in Mexico City, 4-7 June 2016. WCC 2016, organized by the World Heart Federation, will
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Lekan Otufodunrin recently participated in a tweet chat on #NewsroomPolitics. His shares his views and that of others on the issue in this piece. I am not sure if I have been a victim of newsroom politics in my about thirty years of being a journalist. I probably have been without knowing. I have been
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A new category, specifically for young journalists has been added this year’s edition of the CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards. The Maggie Eales Young Journalist Award is in honour of the late Maggie Eales, the CNN executive and former journalist who during her 20 year career at CNN was the driving force behind the development and
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The race for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards has begun with call for entries announced on March 1. A press statement by the organizers CNN International and MultiChoice said the competition open to journalists working in any medium, this year will recognise excellence in the following categories including Culture Award, Dow Technology &
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Forbes Africa Correspondent, Peace Hyde has emerged winner ‘The African Broadcaster of the Year’ female people’s choice category. The On Air Personality beat Bonang Matheba of South Africa,Dolapo Oni and Stephanie Coker of Nigeria with 60% of the votes at the Nigerian Broadcaster Merit Award {NBMA} held in Abuja. The selection featured voting by SMS
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Iyabo Oyawale, work-at-home mum, author , seminar speaker, business growth strategist, retired-but-not-tired journalist and Internet nerd in her latest write up on her website askiyabooyawale.com writes on lessons journalism can teach you about life. Click and read: More about Oyawale later and what journalists can learn from her new line of work.
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Five heads of departments of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) have been sacked by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. Veteran broadcaster, Yanju Adegbite was named as the the Project Director and KPMG as Consultant for the restructuring of the stations. The sack of the top management of the corporation has however been faulted by the
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