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Call for Paradigm Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship

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Applications for the 4th edition of Paradigm Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship, DRIMF, for interested media professionals in Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, Zambia and Zimbabwe is open till June 22, 2021. DRIMF, a programme of the Paradigm Initiative, through academic and practical learnings, seeks to embed media professionals within the digital ecosystem and connect […]

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Dubawa unveils 26 Fact-Checkers for 2021 Fellowship

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West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has unveiled the twenty-six fellows selected for its 2021 cohort of fact-checkers to combat misinformation in the sub-region. The platform, under the auspices of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), announced the commencement of the yearly fellowship in Abuja on Monday 17th May 2021. Now in

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Ghanaian digital producer, 21 others named Nieman fellows

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A Ghanaian digital media producer and head of the digital strategy for the Tiger Eye Social Foundation, a media nonprofit, Selase Kove-Seyram has been named one of the 2022 Nieman Foundation Fellows for Journalism at Harvard University. Kove-Seyram @selasekove  and 21other fellows from across the globe were selected for the one-year on-campus study at the

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Media Programmes &Opportunities THISWEEK (May 24 – May 30, 2021), UPCOMING

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Media Programmes and Opportunities THIS WEEK (May 24 – May 30, 2021) and UPCOMING include deadlines for projects, conference, training, lecture, fellowships and others Monday, May, 24 Paid INTERNSHIP AT AFRICA-CHINA REPORTING PROJECT May 24 is the deadline to apply for a paid internship for The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) at Wits Journalism is looking for an

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Call for Application: Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme

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Friday, May 28 is the deadline for submission of application for the 2021 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). The fourth edition of the fellowship will focus on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and

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Otufodunrin: Four media awards, past winners reactions

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Four media awards have so far been named after journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodnrin. Details of the awards and the reactions of the past winners highlighted in this report. The first time a media award was named after accomplished journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin was in 2018 by the

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One World Award : Soyombo, Gbadamosi, The Republic make final list

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Two Nigerian journalists, Fisayo Soyombo of Foundation for Investigative Journalism and Nosmot Gbadamosi, freelance journalist are among the finalists for the One World Media Award to celebrate the industry’s best media coverage of the global south announced on Wednesday, May 5. The Republic Knowledge Company also got a special mention in the final list for

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Investigative journalist Tobore Ovuorie wins DW Freedom of Speech Award 2021

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Multiple award-winning Freelance Investigative Journalist, Tobore Ovuorie has emerged as the seventh laureate of the Deutsche Welle (DW) Freedom of Speech Award 2021. The award according to the organisers honours journalists’ outstanding commitment to human rights and particularly, freedom of expression in the media. Among other investigative reports, Ovuorie is well known for her undercover

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TheCable journalists named Report for the World reporting corps

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Three journalists with TheCable Nigeria have been selected for the Report for the World 2021-2022 reporting corps. Three others are from Scroll.in  India. The application process according to a press statement by Report for the World was highly competitive, with over 335 applicants. The corps members from The Cable are Taiwo Adebulu (fact-checking), Vivian Chime,

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Maria Ressa receives 2021 World Press Freedom Prize

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Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. The Award Ceremony held on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference,

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