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Nigerian freelance journalist, 19 others selected for global health fellowship

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Nigerian freelance journalist, Kelechukwu Iruoma has been selected along with nineteen other journalists worldwide for the Covering Rare Disease Fellowship and grant sponsored by the National Press Foundation. Others selected according to a statement on September 10 include Winnie Aguilar | Freelance Philippines, Sandra Cuffe | Freelance | Guatemala, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman | GHOne TV […]

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Fund for Investigative Journalism calls for Investigative story proposals

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The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for grants to cover the expenses of investigative stories that break new ground and uncover wrongdoing in the public or private sectors. Grants are for up to $10,000 for stories on any topic. Proposals are due Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at 11:59 PM. Eastern. Journalists whose proposals

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The Free Press Awards: Call for nomination

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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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Reagan-Fascell Democracy Calls Application for Fellowship

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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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Profiles & Projects of Solutions Journalism Africa Fellows

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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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Ten Solution Journalism Africa Fellows named

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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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United States Media fellowship for Nigerian journalist

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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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‘Media organisations should have more women in leadership positions’

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The 4th  edition of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP), organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)  in Lagos on Monday with calls for more women in the leadership of media organisations in the country. Twenty-one female journalists from broadcast, print and digital media organizations are participating in the programme aimed at

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21 journalists selected for Female Reporters Leadership Programme

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Twenty-one female journalists in the county have been selected for the fourth edition of the Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). They include journalists from print, broadcast and digital media with three

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Danfodiyo Student wins Best Writer’s Campus Award

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The News Editor of the News Digest Press and 300-level student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi, has won the Best Writer award on Nigeria Campuses in the 4th Edition of the Nigeria Campus Awards 2021. The Nigeria Campus Awards which recognises excellent students in various categories received over 1,000 nominations including Best Artiste

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