By Olorunfemi Rhoda Journalists have been advised against engaging in attitudes which are not biblical injunction while on duty. The advice was given by Pastor David Deola Odunayo at the November fellowship of the Journalists’ For Christ (JFC), held at International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos. Speaking on ‘Biblical Journalism: Seven things the Lord hates’ […]
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THISDAY’s Raheem Akingbolu has won the Tunmise Adekunle Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting Category of Social Enterprise Reporting Award (SERA)-CSR AFRICA of year 2016. Gbenga Salau of the The Guardian was the first runner-up while Adedeji Ademigbuji of The Nation, was second runner-up in the Category. A total of twenty-six awards were won by corporate
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Entries have been invited for the 2017 Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards. Sponsored by Continental Reinsurance, the awards recognize outstanding works of journalists from both English and French speaking countries across the continent. According to the statement issued by the organisers, “The awards are an extension of Continental Reinsurance’s continued commitment to the advancement of excellence
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Energy Editor of the New Telegraph newspaper, Adeola Yusuf has bagged the Africa Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) Bursary in South Africa. New Telegraph reports that, the story, published in New Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, June 24, 2016 titled: “Mega Crude Theft: How $50bn stolen crude from Nigeria found its way to refineries in Europe, US”,
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Reading through the reports on three recent media awards and fellowship winners, Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist highlights a number of things the winners did that gave them the edge over colleagues. 1. Write stories that have impact and result in action by authorities: Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch who recently emerged winner of
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Editor of TheCable, Fisayo Soyombo on Wednesday won the Newcomer of the Year category of the 2016 Free Press awards, held in The Hague, Netherlands. He won ahead of Zimbabwean Tafadzwa Ufumeli and Albanian Mechman Huseynov, with his story entitled ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ — a five-part series exploring the agony of soldiers shattered by Boko Haram’s
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Jude Nwabuokei of Radio One 103.5FM, Lagos in this reporter’s diary recalls how he won a fellowship programme for journalists organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information and his memorable professional experience in New York. As a young broadcast journalist working in a Radio Station in a city like Lagos, there was a
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* Adelakun, The Punch, Dike, The Sun get N500,000 each Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch has emerged winner of the Journalist of the Year category of the 2016 Nigeria Breweries Golden Pen Award. He will get N1m and other package for winning the award. Sodiq Adelakun also of The Punch won the Photo Journalist of
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* Adelakun, The Punch, Dike, The Sun get N500,000 each Tobi Aworinde of Sunday Punch has emerged winner of the Journalist of the Year category of the 2016 Nigeria Breweries Golden Pen Award. He will get N1m and other package for winning the award. Sodiq Adelakun also of The Punch won the Photo Journalist of
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Hannah Ojo of The Nation Newspapers has emerged as one of the nine winners of the investigative data journalism projects that will tackle African development challenges. The winners will each receive a cash grant of up to $20,000 (depending on the project requirements), as well as support from Code for Africa’s technology and data journalism
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