The Mass Communication Department of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State has emerged winner of the first edition of the Otufodunrin Mass Communication Quiz Competition. The outcome of the competition was announced in a statement by the Coordinator, Dayo Emmanuel on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The department bagged the first position out of eight institutions […]
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The National Press Foundation in the United States has launched the Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade. The award recognizes exemplary journalism that illuminates and advances the public’s understanding of international business and trade. It is opened to any professional journalist whose work exemplifies the highest standards of journalism and is published by
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Entries have been invited for the 2019 PwC Media Excellence Awards which celebrates and rewards excellence in business reporting in Nigeria. The competition is open to professional journalists on full-time employment or freelancers, working in Nigeria, who have produced a story that falls within the categories covered by the award and that is available on
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APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), a media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2019 Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) (www.AHIF.com) in Ethiopia. The premier hotel investment conference in Africa, which will hold in Addis Ababa, from 23rd-25th
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Applications are open for the 2019 African Investigative Journalism Conference at Wits University. The African Investigative Journalism Conference is the premier annual gathering of African investigative journalists – a three-day international conference that focuses exclusively on investigative journalism. Highlights of the conference include skills training sessions, networking, promoting, collaboration and in-depth accounts of major investigative stories.
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Freelance journalist Kelechukwu Iruoma and Business Editor of Per Second News, Ruth Oluronbi have been named as winners of the ICFJ Alumni Reporting Grants, backed by Microsoft’s Modern Journalism program, that supports data journalism and immersive storytelling. Iruoma, Oluronmbi and another US journalist, Philip Cunningham, according to a report by ICFJ will receive special grants to
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Nigerian journalist and Filmmaker, Shola Lawal has been named by The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) as its 2019 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. According to a statement on June 13, Lawal was selected from more than 100 applicants from 43 countries for the 15th edition of the fellowship which provides journalists with training and experience reporting
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The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) on Thursday announced the expansion of its Financial Journalism Training (FJT) program to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania. The training programme was earlier in the year launched in Ghana and Zambia. According to a statement, the programme will support the advancement of financial journalism and contribute to economic development on the continent.
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Entries have been invited for the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Science Award for outstanding science reporting for 2018. The award according to a statement is open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or science-related stories (health, environment, etc) in 2018. The prize consists of a plaque; cash prize each for print
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A media award to recognise Women journalists who report and support female entrepreneurship in Africa has been launched by APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), a leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East. The inaugural APO Group African Women in Media Award will also celebrate and empower African women journalists The
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