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Liberalist Centre trains journalists on Pro-freedom Reporting 

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Liberalist Centre for Education, a Nigeria-based libertarian think-tank promoting pro-freedom ideas for human flourishing, has trained 100 mid-career journalists on pro-freedom reporting. The training, according to a statement by the Centre, which is part of the activities of the center’s Journalism for Liberty Fellowship, was held from May 17th to 18th with both virtual and […]

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NEW: Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2023 released

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In continuation of our commitment to developing media careers in Nigeria, Media Career Development Network is pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 edition of our annual Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report.   This is the fourth report since we started in 2021, documenting major trainings and capacity building programmes in the Nigeria media

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MRA ED calls for better coverage of environment

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The Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Mr Edetaen Ojo has called for better coverage of the environment, including conducting investigations on deforestation, climate change, and other activities that undermine human rights on environmental issues. Ojo made the call at the 2024 World Press Freedom Day programme organised by the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJN)

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Media support groups urge governments to protect media freedom

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Four human rights and media support organizations in Nigeria have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists in the country. In their call contained in a statement announcing their collaborative activities to commemorate the 2024 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD 2024)

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WPFD 2024: Media Career Development Network urges media to focus on critical environmental issues

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Media Career Development Network (MCDN) joins the global community in commemorating World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2024. This year’s theme, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis,” underscores the critical role of journalism in addressing the urgent environmental challenges facing our world. Executive Director, Media Career Development Network,

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2 Nigerians selected for Newmark J-School Inaugural AI Journalism Lab

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Two Nigerians have been selected for the inaugural AI Journalism Lab at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.   Award winning Nigerian journalists and founder of FactMattersNG, Hannah Ajakaiye and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)’s Head of Innovation, Monsur Hussain were among the cohort of 25 journalists, media leaders, academics,

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5 Important #IJF24 panel sessions you need to watch

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At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia last week,  there were several sessions of insightful conversations by brilliant journalists. While we were not physically present, we made sure to follow a lot of the sessions made available virtually. So far we have followed several discussions but there are five important ones that we think Nigerian

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We Created #IJF24 Playlists

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The just concluded 2024 International Journalism Festival in Perugia was a very interesting and engaging one for participants across different continents.  At several sessions of vibrant discussions brilliant journalists explained complex issues and revealed findings concerning journalism and the journalists’ welfare. Though we couldn’t attend physically, we followed as many live-streamed sessions as possible. We

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