Our intern, Ayomide Salami writes on his recent visit to the Lagos Television studio sharing his learning experience. One of the most interesting experiences I have had during my internship so far was my visit to the Lagos Television (LTV) station in Alausa, Ikeja. I went there with my boss, that I am currently […]
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LAGOS — Fifty years in the media industry is more than a milestone; it is a testament to consistency, commitment and excellence. For veteran broadcaster Ms. Bimbo Oloyede, the celebration of five decades in the profession has become an opportunity not only to reflect on a remarkable career, but also to challenge the younger generation
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Our intern from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Olajumoke Jegede writes the various books and resources owned by our Executive Director in our office library. What is a book on business doing on the shelf of a veteran journalist’s library? Quite surprising, but not much of a great surprise to me. As I stood in
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Pamilerin Adebayo, our intern from Redeemers University, Ede compiles reports on recent happenings globally for last week. Israel: Worry over fighting in Gaza Israel is having a lot of problems because of the fighting in Gaza. The situation in Israel is still very tense. There is a lot of action going on in Israel.
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For weeks, my class group chat on WhatsApp has been alive with a single recurring topic: internship placement letters, follow-ups, and the relentless search for a place to train. As undergraduate communications students prepare to step out of the classroom and into the professional world, the journey to securing an internship has tested everyone’s persistence,
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Peter Daniella Chiamaka of Mountain Top University Ibafo, Ogun State, writes on her first week as an intern at the Media Career Development Network. I came back from school and asked my parents to help me find an internship placement, but my mum said I can’t be going out; that instead, I should just register
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Former interns at the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) have returned to share their success stories and inspire the current set of interns. Among them were Iretomiwa Balogun, a recent Mass Communication graduate from the University of Lagos and first runner-up at the recent Africa Factchecking Award, 2025 with her entry, ‘Exposing Social Media Claim
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Being a press Statement on the transition of Dr. (Mrs.) Doyin Abiola, former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria who died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr.Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday, showed up on both counts. She
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Long ago, it used to be that many journalists barely managed to have a diploma qualification, but that has since changed, with many being graduates from various disciplines. Beyond the first degree, many present-day journalists now have post-graduate degrees, and there is even a growing number of those who have doctoral degrees. We once wrote
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Should I worry that my journalism students writing content for the training website of the school I teach part-time are submitting ‘too clean’ copies which I think are machine-aided? – Lekan Otufodunrin They need to decide on the identity they want to hold *You only have one question to ask —do you guys want to
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