Excerpt from DISTORTION, mental health crime fiction novel by Ejiro Umukoro is a multi-award-winning Broadcaster, Investigative Journalist and Social Entrepreneur Umu-Oti was in an uproar. There was pandemonium. Tears flowed from many faces. Children wailed and adults screamed expletives. They had never seen anything like that before in their town. All roads led to the Skills Acquisition […]
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How can journalists survive in the age of digital disruption that has seen many losing their jobs and some organisations shutting down? One main option is to come up with entrepreneurial journalism ideas they can nature and develop based on their experience in their traditional jobs. Coming up with sustainable niche entrepreneurship concepts is not
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INSURANCE FOR JOURNALISTS: A RISK MANAGEMENT OPTION BEING A PAPER PRESENTED TO THE MASTERCLASS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS MASS COMMUNICATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (UMCAA) ON SATURDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2020 BY AKINDAYO AJITERU, MSC (UNILAG), FIHFMN Introduction: Life is a Risk Environment…and so is journalism It is trite to say life is full of risks. This
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Excerpts from Vaults of Secrets by Associate Editor of The Nation, Korede Yishau on the day a reporter met his friend’s wife in his publisher’s hotel suite. It was a Friday. I had just come out of the cinema at the Novare Mall in Sangotedo where I had gone to see Alakada Reloaded when my
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Lekan Otufodunrin, Journalist and Media Career Development specialist writes on the price he paid for being a ‘gentleman editor’ at The Punch, The Nation. Although she is not a journalist, she has worked long enough in the company to know how tough editors are usually. From being an admin officer and later the admin manager,
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The office for the Coordination and Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Abuja invites application for the position of a National Public Information Officer. The Public Information Officer needs to possess excellent written and spoken communications skills and a good understanding of media practices in Nigeria. Experience with social media tools and platforms, or experience in storytelling
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As the Governing Board of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) gets set to appoint a new Provost for the institution, Oyinlola Awonuga writes on the tenure and profile of former heads of the school. Call for applications to fill the position closed on September 29, 2020. Mr. Keith Harris (1971-1972) Mr. John Lahey (Australian) (1973-1977)
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The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), a frontline Mass Media Monotechnic invites applications from solidly qualified persons to occupy the position of: Qualifications *A Doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Mass Communication or allied discipline and a minimum of 12 years experience at tertiary education level and or professional practice in the media industry *A Master’s Degree
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Damilare Famuyiwa, Content expert last Saturday held a media training on Thriving as a journalist in the world of new media. The former reporter with The Nation, Thenet.ng, Nairametrics, Pulse Nigeria and Max Mag shares the major highlights of his presentation during the training held on WhatsApp. We started the training by explaining
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include international conferences, training and project announcement among others between Monday, September 21-Saturday, September 26, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: Monday, September 21, 2020 *Award-winning Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, is set to announce an investigative project in collaboration with
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