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Eleven Nigerian journalists, two organisations on One World Media Awards longlists

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Eleven Nigerian journalists and two media organisations are on the longlists of the One World Media Awards announced on Wednesday. They are among those listed from over 500 entries across 96 countries for 15 awards in contention. The OWM celebrates the industry’s best media coverage of the global south, spotlighting underreported stories that break through […]

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Media PROGRAMMES, OPPORTUNTIES THISWEEK (April 5-10, 2021)

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Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include submission for fellowship, The Guardian Book launch, webinar and deadline for pitch. Monday, April 5- Saturday, April 10, 2021 Monday, April 5 Journalism opportunities for April Check details and apply for 7 worldwide journalism opportunities (fellowships, grants and competitions) in April to enhance your career https://ijnet.org/en/story/7-worldwide-journalism-opportunities-apply-april-0

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Micro-Grants For Data-Driven Investigative Journalism 2021 (Up to $5000)

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  Orodata Science is a Civic Technology organization that simplifies and democratizes public data to empower citizens with actionable information towards accountability and transparency. Orodata Science also strengthens the capacity of the media through data-driven and other digital technology initiatives. This program will support journalists to produce in-depth investigative data-driven stories on different thematic areas.

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Three glass ceilings women journalists must shatter

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Lekan Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network reports on a major issue of discussion at the webinar held by the #ReportWomenNetwork of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to mark International Women’s Day 2021. In her contribution to the webinar held by the #ReportWomenNetwork of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative

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How to enhance your media career in 2021

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Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin highlights lessons from the career accomplishments of a female journalist in 2020 and suggests what journalists should do in 2021. In case you missed it, below is what Elfredah Kelvin, a journalist based in Port Harcourt, River State shared online on December 31 titled ” OVERVIEW OF INCREDIBLE 2020″ about

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Nigerian science writer, three others named science journalism fellows

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Nigerian science writer, Abdullahi Tsanni has been named along with three others for the four early-career science journalism fellowship by The Open Notebook, (TON). The other fellows are Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, a PhD candidate in quantitative biosciences at Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, María Paula Rubiano A., Colombian freelance science journalist and Carolyn Wilke, Chicago-based freelance journalist.

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The big deal about winning media awards

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What’s the big deal about winning media awards? Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist, explains why awards should be given due consideration by journalists. The best journalist is not necessarily an award-winning journalist. There are many things involved in winning media awards. Usually, except in a few cases, interested persons have to apply and meet

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African journalists win Labour Migration Reporting Awards

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Journalists from across Africa have won various categories of the Labour Migration Reporting Awards. The awards were hosted by African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), under the Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP). The winners and their categories are:

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