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Amplify In-depth Media Conference, Awards will be a festival of ideas – Alaka

The Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference and 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December 2022, in Lagos and online will be a festival of ideas around investigative reporting and its importance to democracy and good governance in Nigeria and Africa. Executive Director/CEO of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism […]

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WSCIJ honorary award for Din-Jacob, Afolabi-Akiyode

News Director, TVC News, Stella Din-Jacob and founding Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi have been named for honorary awards by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). They will be decorated with the awards ahead of the 17th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR)  which will

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Experts seek inclusion of solutions journalism in media education

Media practitioners and journalism lecturers have canvassed for the integration of the concept of solutions journalism in the curriculum of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. They made the call at a workshop with the theme “Integrating Solutions Journalism Into Nigerian Media Education” organised by I-79 Media Consults under its Campus Solutions project as part of the

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13 journalists shortlisted for Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting award

Thirteen journalists have been shortlisted for the 17th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR). The shortlisted journalists include Olanrewaju Oyedeji of Dataphyte; Babatunde Okunlola of Diamond FM, Osun; Chukwuemeka Emenike of New Telegraph; Olatunji Obasa of PUNCH; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz of Trust TV and Gbenga Salau of The Guardian. Others are  Amadin

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REPORT: Journalists mostly attacked by state actors

State actors, especially representatives of the police, often infringe on civil liberties and journalists are the most targeted for such attacks. The Civic Space Guard report on media monitoring report, which analysed 150 stories across 10 years (2012-2022) by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism confirmed this trend. Stakeholders at the public presentation of

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Investigative conference, awards holds in Lagos

Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards by top media organisations in Nigeria will hold on December 8 and 9 in Lagos. The venue of the programme which will include the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, off Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.

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Media Mentors trains journalists on Mobile Journalism

Fifteen journalists and other professionals have been trained in Mobile Journalism by Media Mentors Network. The two weeks programme had five days of online sessions and three days physical training held in Minna, Niger state. The training sessions included basics of Mobile journalism, tools for Mobile journalism, photo editing, text animation and video editing. The

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Journalists commend Polaris Banks’s Media Workshop

Journalists who participated in the fourth edition of the media capacity-building session for journalists organized by Polaris Bank have commended the quality of the workshop.   The annual media workshop, in its fourth edition held over the weekend, had in attendance over 152 participants, including renowned publishers, editors, Managing Directors of media houses, reporters, and

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Entries for Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award opens

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) will from Tuesday, October 4, 2022, commence receiving entries on the portal for the 17th edition of its Investigative Reporting award till Monday 24 October 2022 by 4 pm. The Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR), is for professional reporters or teams of reporters, whether full-time

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