By Tolulope Lawani At Women in Journalism Conference 2017, a number of leading media practitioner left indelible imprints on the hearts of many budding female journalists like me. One of such impressions was by when the pioneer of the first female-centrist radio station in Nigeria, Toun Sonaiya of WFM 91.7 explained creativity in an exceptional […]
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By Tolulope Lawani At Women in Journalism Conference 2017, a number of leading media practitioner left indelible imprints on the hearts of many budding female journalists like me. One of such impressions was by when the pioneer of the first female-centrist radio station in Nigeria, Toun Sonaiya of WFM 91.7 explained creativity in an exceptional
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By Lekan Otufodunrin One media career development concept I have always thought about is beat auditing. As it suggests, it is an act of auditing whatever beat or editorial assignment one is handling. It occurred me that due to lack of regular auditing, many journalists assume they are doing enough on their beat when they
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By Ibukunoluwa Daramola At the recently concluded Women in Journalism Conference, 2017 in Lagos, the speakers on each panel emphasized one point categorically to the participants which is that there should be a platform for young and budding journalists to grow in order to reach the peak in journalism or whatever they may find themselves.
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Praise Olowe, a graduate of Mass Communication from Joseph Ayo Babalola University recalls her internship days at The Nation Newspapers Waking up every morning and thinking about going to work could be nerves -wracking. Worrying about virtually everything, from what to wear to work considering the day’s weather, to what the day holds. Combining
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While navigating the world of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, there is a lot to deal with including mingling, creating impression, personal branding, increasing your circle of friends and enjoy every other social MD activity you can imagine. When you are busy mingling online, through your use of social media it is important to note that this
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Quite a number of female journalists, especially in Nigeria are confronted with gender inequities, various forms of intimidation and cultural barriers that threaten to blunt their career progress. In this age and time, some less informed individuals, sadly, still believe women are meant for the kitchen, the ‘other room’ and not the newsroom. Challenges for
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Joseph Olaoluwa, a graduate of English and Literary Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University writes on his sojourn to and in The Nation. With the appropriate experience as a student journalist and veteran campus journalist in the eyes of many, one would think landing an internship with a top newspaper firm would be as easy as
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It can be pretty difficult and frustrating to get hired when you are a fresh graduate with very short or no years of experience. When the job description says, “five to eight years of experience” or “at least 12 years’ experience” you seem to wonder if you are employable. However, many recruiters put years of
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On the fifteenth anniversary of working with Nigeria’s major telecommunication company, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah, Vice President, Corporate Communications & CSR writes on his career fulfilling experience. I’m lacking in appropriate words, in English Language, that is, to describe the last 15 years, during which I have moved from working for Econet Wireless to Vodacom
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