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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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Five finalists named for Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award

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Five finalists have been named for the inaugural edition of the  Lekan Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award for outstanding student journalists in the country. The award in honour of Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Nigeria’s foremost media career coaching and mentoring organisation is the initiative of two of his former junior colleagues at

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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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