Journalists participating in the virtual media trainings by The Co-Builders and Media Career Development Network have the opportunity of competing for the CoBuilders Innovators Award Competition. The winner of the Innovators Competition Award will be the one individual or team able to plan, design, and initiate an idea that is both impactful to the society […]
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The service of an Assistant Editorial Project Manager is needed by the International Centre for Journalists. The right candidate must be a skilled multimedia journalist/media practitioner willing to work on a fact-checking project with multiple media partners and social media influencers for a fixed-term period? Key requirements: 3-5 years of experience as a journalist/ media
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Co-founder and publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi and three other journalists have been named as awardees of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The others are Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), renowned photojournalist and commenter, and the founder of the Bangladeshi multimedia training organization the Pathshala Media Institute, Mohammad
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Nigerian journalists concerned about the spread of health-related misinformation in the age of COVID-19 can attend an online workshop by Africa Check. The one-day online Health Misinformation workshop will focus on sorting facts from fiction. Applications are invited from journalists based in Kano (Kano State), Lagos (Lagos State), Ibadan (Oyo State), Benin (Edo State), Port
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To celebrate the 32nd Annual One World Media Awards (OWN), Gemma Bradshaw, Director of One World Media, had a virtual round table discussion with the three nominees for the New Voice Award 2020 won by Shatha Hammad. From how they got their first break to how they found their voices in such a challenging industry,
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The Journalism and Media Lab( jamlab) has invited journalists to submit proposals for grants of up to ZAR-20,000 for in-depth reporting on journalism, media innovations and innovators in Africa. Applicants are to concentrate on the following areas as a guide: Case studies based on real-world examples that inspire, warn or make you think differently about
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Gilbert Alasa, a Media and Communications professional based in Lagos writes on how his writing content for mediacareerng.org paid off with participation in two global fellowships. He also writes on the need to consciously foster an ecosystem that connects us with the right people and platforms despite the various challenges that abound. It was a
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Lekan Otufodunrin read about the impact of the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist award on the careers of past winners of the programme and was inspired to write the article for particularly journalists who have never applied for such awards. When the founder of the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Edward Boateng asked Joana Mantey of Ghana if
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Freelance editor and investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo who is one of the three finalists for the International Journalist of the Year 2020 award by the One World Media has a track record of outstanding performance back in his days as a student journalist. He was the winner of the 2009 Student category of the Nigeria
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Editor and Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo is one of the three finalists for the One World Media Award’s International Journalist of the Year 2020. The others on the three-man shortlist are Sky News’ Alex Crawford and BBC News’ John Sudworth. The shortlist was selected from the longlist of eleven finalists including journalists from Independent, Al
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