Journalists in Nigeria have been challenged to improve their reporting of elections and be more security conscious. The advice was given at a media training organized by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) recently in Lagos where the need to promote and protect independent media that advances fundamental human rights was emphasized. Fifty […]
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Journalists who participated in the two-day Amplify In-depth Media Conference and the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, WSAIR, in Lagos last week got some useful insights on how to improve their investigative and other reporting skills. They learnt from the top media professionals and academicians who spoke at the various sessions of the
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One Nigerian, Oloye Ayodele Samuel is among the 363 journalists jailed for practising the profession in 2022 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ in its annual prison census released on December 14 stated that the number of reporters deprived of their freedom as of December 1, 2022, is 20% higher than that
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A platform to tell the authentic African story, www.thecradlelife.com which is a pro-life forum has been launched by Lagos-based Journalist and Writer, Tony Ademiluyi. Ademiluyi whose works have been published in leading Nigerian newspapers and some Pan-African Magazines said the new platform is needed as the African media space has been hijacked by Western Liberal
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Two Nigerian journalists are on the shortlist of 37 best stories for the Fetisov Journalism Awards 2022 announced Monday. According to a statement by the award organisers, the best stories in the four categories were selected by the FJA Expert Council out of 350 entries from 81 countries. The shortlisted Nigerians are Alfred Olufemi of The
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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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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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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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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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DigiClan Connect, the annual conference of DigiClan, Africa’s top community of digital professionals will hold on December 10 in Lagos. The venue of this year’s conference with the theme “Digital: From Earth to Mars” is Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos by 10 am According to the organisers, DigiClan Connect is a gathering of digital
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