Interviews

‘My experience as a photojournalist has been very tough’

Abiodun Williams,  a photo journalist with The Nation recently bagged the Photojournalist of the Year award at the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA). In this interview with Rhoda Olorunfemi, Williams who has worked in various media houses for about 30 years speaks on his experiences on the job and other issues.    What was your […]

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Exploits of young Nigerian named IJNet’s journalist of the month

Ebenezar Wikina, a young Nigerian digital journalist has been named the Journalist of the month by the International Journalists’s Network. Since 2013 when the Port-Harcourt based writer started blogging without having a laptop of his own, Wikina has started his own interview column, “The Stroll,” in which he has interviewed more than 120 global leaders

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Exploits of young Nigerian named IJNet's journalist of the month

Ebenezar Wikina, a young Nigerian digital journalist has been named the Journalist of the month by the International Journalists’s Network. Since 2013 when the Port-Harcourt based writer started blogging without having a laptop of his own, Wikina has started his own interview column, “The Stroll,” in which he has interviewed more than 120 global leaders

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women

Four things journalists should do better

The Coordinator of the Wole Soyinka Investigative Centre for Journalism, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka was recently the guest speaker at the monthly fellowship of Journalists For Christ International Outreach during which she spoke on Maximising Media Fellowships, Awards and Training. After her presentation, Lekan Otufodunrin asked her what she thinks journalists should improve on in their

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DevComs: Our experience working with journalists

Mrs. Abiodun Owo is the programme Officer of Development Communication Network (DevComs),  a non-governmental organisation which offers media training to enhance media capacity and excellence in reporting developmental issues on health, environment, education, among others. In this interview with Media Career, Owo speaks on the activities of her organisation and offers advice on how journalists

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Big papers have to wake up for online competition-Olorunyomi

Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi,  in this interview with Seye Joseph at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism’s stakeholders meeting in Lagos recently speaks on  the operations of Premium Times and other media issues in the industry. What prompted the idea of starting Premium Times? Premium Times is a child of necessity; let’s

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Journalism

‘Journalism will take care of you if you do it well’

 With more than three decades in journalism and broadcasting, Diran Onifade, formerly of the  Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) spoke with Seye Joseph at the Creating Shared Value Media Workshop organized by Nestle in Lagos. He explained how young journalists can make it in the profession and other crucial issues. Can you take us through your

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‘I want to be part of the broadcast media explosion in Nigeria’

Dotun Adebayo is an accomplished Nigerian media professional who has lived in the United Kingdom for almost fifty years. Honoured by the Queen of England with the prestigious Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award in 2009, Adebayo has published three bestseller novels, has been presenting the award-winning global news magazine programme

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