The Board of Directors of Daily Telegraph Publishing Company Limited has approved the appointment of Juliet Bumah as the Editor New Telegraph and Geoffrey Ekenna as Sunday Editor. The former Editor, Ayodele Ojo has proceeded on sabbatical leave. Before their new appointment, Bumah was Sunday Editor, while Ekenna was Deputy Editor of the daily paper. […]
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Lekan Otufodunrin, Managing Editor www.mediacareerng.org writes on suggestions for female journalists on how to excel in the profession at the webinar on Monday, March 15 by the #ReportWomenNetwork to mark International Women’s Day 2021. Sharon Ijasan of Television Continental and Theodora Aidoo, a Ghanaian multimedia journalist @Face2faceAFRICA are two graduates of the Nigerian Institute of
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THISDAY Newspaper says it is hiring fresh university graduate, bright, adventurous, ready to learn under pressure, and have good communication skills who desire a career in the media as reporters. Although the opportunity is open to all graduates in any discipline, non-journalism graduates should have at least a diploma in journalism or mass communication. Minimum
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Amaka Okoye Presenter/Producer at ARISE NEWS is not your regular female journalist. She has become known for her ‘dare devil’ and extensive reporting of recent cases of kidnappings in northern parts of the country. In this online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Okoye formerly of Plus TV Africa shares her motivation for the kind of unique
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How can journalists, writers get paid for their skills? Lekan Otufodunrin, a media career development specialist, shares some thoughts on skills they should learn to monetise. One of the things that have helped me in maximising digital and other opportunities, even though I am not a digital native journalist, is my insatiable quest to know
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Multi-media journalist, Rouna J. Meyer has resumed as Manager, Africa Initiative at the Solution Journalism Network. Her appointment has been widely hailed as well deserved considering her accomplishments in the profession and support for media professionals. Expectations are high with many organisations and individuals indicating their interests in learning more and adopting Solution journalism in
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The feedback we are getting from some media organisations retrenching staff and restructuring their operations is that more than ever before, they only need staff who have the skillsets for the future of their company. According to them, it’s not enough to have been a staff of their company for long, what is important now
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In the inaugural February 9, 2021 edition of #MediaSchoolNotes we shared some helpful reflective thoughts for journalists and media organisations. *It’s not the number of stories you publish on your websites that matters, it’s the quality of the stories, how well you are able to optimise it, how engaging your social media posts is and
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Four new roles with the Gates Foundation project – two in Lagos and two in Nairobi – are vacant for covering West and East Africa respectively, at the BBC Africa. In each location, BBC Africa says it is hiring a Senior Journalist reporter and a Journalist to work as part of a small team on
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Starting on Saturday 6 February, The Journalism Clinic will launch its Journalism Masterclass programme with the #FixTheLeaks online workshop. According to the Founder/Director, The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe, the Journalism Masterclass is aimed at helping journalists excel in their practice. The maiden edition, #FixTheLeaks, says Obe, is to help journalists working in newsrooms or as
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