Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, we just began the (2019/2020) academic session and it was my third year at the university. I cruised through life, attending lectures, spending time with my learning colleagues, and engaged actively in journalism activities on campus. Little did I know my fast-paced life would come to a halt in […]
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in association with the World Press Institute is offering an exciting opportunity for an early- to mid-career Nigerian journalist with at least five years of professional experience to take up a media fellowship in the United States in March-May 2022. The program is open to journalists
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Radio presenters and media professionals across the country will, on Tuesday, August 31st, meet at the season two of the BRMC Media Mentors Series, a conference hosted by The Broadcast Radio Master Class. The conference will hold at The Nest Technology Innovation Hub, Hughes Avenue, Alagomeji Yaba Lagos. BRMC’s Operations Director, Fola Folayan, said the
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In her opening address at the 4th edition of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP), last Monday in Lagos, the Executive Director of the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Mrs Motunrayo Alaka made a renewed call for more women in the leadership of media organisations in the country. She expressed concern about the low
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Senior Vice President of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Sharon Moshavi, has been named as the new president of the organization from September 7, 2021. She will replace Joyce Barnathan, who is retiring after more than 15 years at the helm. Moshavi, according to a statement by ICFJ has played a pivotal role in
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Senior Staff Writer of TheCable, Chinedu Asadu has joined the global news service The Associated Press as a correspondent in Nigeria. Asadu who also served as Investigative Officer of the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation announced his movement in a LinkedIn post last Wednesday. He was also a Contributor to The Africa Report. “ Happy to
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The question caught me off guard. Although I was the only male facilitator at the training session with 21 female journalists, I had assumed that my role during the ‘ladies talk’ on staying safe and managing conflicts which was dominated by sexual harassment experience was to listen and offer my advice. I wasn’t expecting to
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The United States government has expressed worry about the continued suspension of Twitter and the plan to introduce registration requirements for other social media platforms. Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo stated this in Lagos at a Conversation on Press Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Civic Space organized by the US Consulate last Wednesday. “Banning
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An associate professor at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Professor Nduka Otiono, has said that free press is on trial and life support under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration Professor Otiono made this remark as keynote speaker during the inaugural Jacksonites Professional Development Series, organized by the alumni association of the Mass
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Journalists have been urged to properly frame and define conflicts situations they report to avoid any possible misrepresentation. The call was made by facilitators at a two-day capacity building workshop on conflict reporting, organized by the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in Abuja. They noted that
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