Mr. Aliu Akoshile, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, NatureNews and former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times in this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin spoke on his recent rescue work in the Daily Times, new media project and the way out of the challenges in the industry. Your exit from Daily Times came as a surprise considering some major […]
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Olukorede S. Yishau is an award-winning journalist, novelist and short-story writer. His first novel, In the Name of Our Father, has been a subject of thesis by students in Nigerian universities. It was published by Parrésia Publishers Limited in 2018 and described by two-time Booker finalist Chigozie Obioma as a ‘work of deceptive simplicity’.
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Joshua Olufemi, founder of Dataphyte and former Director of Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) is a media management executive with experience in investigative journalism, open data advocacy, civic innovation, and media development in Nigeria. In this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Olufemi shares his journey into media innovation and development work, opportunities for
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The Editor, Sporting Life, Ade Ojeikere recently clocked 60. In this interview with Adeyinka Akintunde, he recalls his memorable work experience covering national and international sporting competitions and offers advice for excelling in journalism. You are a celebrated sports journalist, can you recall your journey into Sports Journalism. I give credit to the former Managing
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Executive Director of Media Career Development Network in August featured in a Facebook Live chat with Ruth Olurounbi, editor and communications manager on the Content Creator in Nigeria’s Post-COVID future of media. His responses during the chat are published below. Who is a content creator? Put simply, a content creator is someone who creates content
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Jackie Opara-Fatoye is the Regional Deputy Editor – Sub-Saharan Africa [English] of SciDev.Net reputed to be the world’s leading free source of news, views and analysis about science and technology in the developing world. In this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Opara-Fatoye, a graduate of Mass Communication from Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria, shares insights on
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Award-winning investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, was one of the discussants of the EnterpriseCEO tweet chat #Enterprise Conversation last week. Soyombo shared his investigative journalism strategies, advice for media startup owners and other thoughts on his career. From being a campus journalist to becoming, perhaps the best investigative journalist in the world, did you ever envisage
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Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin was the guest of the EnterpriseCEO on its tweet chat #EnterpriseConversation last week. Otufodunrin offered insightful responses on the state of the media industry and what journalists need to do to run their own organisations among other issues. How would you describe the business of
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Alade Abiodun recently clocked four as Online Editor of Daily Trust. In this Online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Abiodun recalls how he got the job, his experience and thoughts on maximising online publishing by media organisations and individual journalists. Congratulations on your fourth job anniversary at Daily Trust. Can you recall how you got
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Blessing Oladunjoye, publisher of BONews https://bonewsng.com/, a website devoted to reporting women, persons with disabilities and children is Journalist, Development Enthusiast and Radio Host. In this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, she shares her experience of being an online publisher and other issues involved in online publishing. What informed your recent call for volunteers for your website and
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