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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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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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 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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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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Media Career Development Network, (MCDN), Nigeria’s foremost mentoring and coaching organisation has announced the publication of its annual Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report. The publication according to the Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin is to provide journalists and other media stakeholders access to the details of the tremendous work being done by
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Journalists and media organizations in Nigeria have been advised to maximize training opportunities and resources by media Non-Governmental Organizations and institutions. The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Lekan Otufodunrin offered the advice in the Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2021 which contains details of the various projects, programmes and activities of media
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A book honouring the contributions of Nigerian columnists and public intellectuals and their contributions to Nation-Building is set for public presentation in Lagos on Thursday. The book, THE PATRIOTS: Conversations with Nigerian Columnists and Public Intellectuals on Dividends of Democracy, Governance, Leadership and Nation-Building, is written by award-winning journalist and author, O’Femi Kolawole and published
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A faith-based organisation, Journalists for Christ (JFC) has trained young journalists on how to excel in the profession despite the challenges profession. President of the group, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin who spoke at the fellowship held in Lagos last Saturday offered insights on what students and young journalists should know about maximizing media career opportunities. Otufodunrin
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Top journalists who worked with veteran journalist and former presidential spokesperson, Chief Duro Onabule who died at 83, on August 16, have paid glowing tributes to their former boss. In their tributes to the former Editor of National Concord and Chief Press Secretary to former President Ibrahim Babangida, they shared various insightful lessons they learnt
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