DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 —The Free Press Awards (2021 edition) are currently open for nominations. The Free Press Awards recognise journalists and media professionals who have a strong commitment to press freedom and independent information. This is to honour journalists and media professionals who continue no matter what. The Awards by Free Press Unlimited recognise […]
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The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program seeks entries from democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world. The program offers fellows the opportunity to spend five months in residence at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in Washington, D.C., to undertake independent research on democracy in a particular country or region. While
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Reuters is hiring Breaking News Correspondent at Sub-Saharan Africa who can be based in Lagos, Nairobi, or Dakar. Deadline: Friday 10th September 2021. Primary Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA Job Description Reuters is looking for journalists with strong news judgment and a passion for speed and accuracy to join the Breaking News team in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mr. Olisa Egbunike, a veteran Nigerian journalist was former Assistant-Editor-In-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Editor of the Independent Newspaper. He was also Group General Manager of the Daily Times Nigeria. In this interview, he spoke on his journalism career, the media industry and offered advice for journalists and media owners. Excerpt below:
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Keynote address on Photojournalism: What the future portends for practitioners, by ‘Dayo Adedayo, Nigeria’s acclaimed documentary photographer and cultural anthropologist at the 2021 Photography Day organized by Lagos Chapter of the Photo Journalists Association Why are we celebrating World Photography Day? World Photography Day is observed on August 19 every year. It is a
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The Solutions Journalism Network’s Africa Initiative on Monday named its inaugural set of 10 Fellows who will implement solutions journalism-focused projects across Kenya and Nigeria. Pictures, brief profile, and details of projects they will implement are below: Abdulkareem MOJEED (@mojeed07) is an investigative journalist and researcher working with Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper. His project
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The Solutions Journalism Network’s Africa Initiative has named its inaugural set of 10 Fellows who will implement solutions journalism-focused projects across Kenya and Nigeria. The Fellows who were unveiled on Monday by Ruona Meyer, Africa Initiative Manager of the Network comprises journalism lecturers, artists, as well as veteran and investigative reporters who will deliver their
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New members have been inducted by the Union of Campus Journalists, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) with a charge to live up to the demands of the profession. The advice was given at the induction in the University Campus area on August 15 after a thorough screening process of the inductees. Special guests at the
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The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has called for applications for its Natural Resources, Extractives, and Climate Change Program (NAREP). According to the post announcing the call applicants must be: ✓ A Corp Member or a recent graduate. ✓ Interested in and passionate about climate change and the environment. The applicant must have
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Correspondent of Media Career, Raphael Adenaike recalls his last interview with Mohammed Fawehimi, lawyer and first son of the legal luminary Chief Gani Fawhinmi, who recently died in Lagos. “There is no country I haven’t been to for treatment – England, Germany, Israel, name it,” Mohammed Fawehinmi had told me off-the-record about his health condition.
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