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Otufodunrin, Koleoso, Oyesomi others bag UNILAG Mass Comm Alumni awards

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The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Lekan Otufodunrin and other members of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) have been honoured for their excellent professional practice during the year and contributions to the development of the association. Otufodunrin, former Managing Editor and Sunday Editor of The Nation Newspaper was […]

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How to improve sexual education, empowerment for disabled women, girls 

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Friday, December 3, 2021, was celebrated worldwide as International Day for Persons with Disabilities. To mark the day, Hope Inspired Foundation for Women and Youths, HIFWY, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, with funding from Disability Rights Fund, organized a Media Roundtable in Lagos to discuss how best to improve sexuality education and empowerment for women

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Campus journalists urged to be technologically compliant

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A veteran journalist and Executive Director, Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has advised young media professionals to learn the fundamentals of journalism and be technologically compliant to thrive in today’s media industry. He gave the advice during the Ogun State Campus Journalism Summit organized by The Press Club, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. The

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Nigeria’s media company Dataphyte gets $100k fund

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Nigeria’s Dataphyte, a media and data analytics company is one of the two first beneficiaries of the $1 million MDIF Ventures, Media Development Investment Fund. The fund is an investment in young media companies with positive social impact serving audiences in countries where access to free and independent news and information is under threat. Dataphyte provides

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African newsrooms priotising solutions journalism

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African newsrooms are giving priority to solution journalism in their reporting according to the findings of the study of impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital entrepreneurs in Latin America, South Asia and Africa. The Inflection Point International report by SEMBRA Media with support of Luminate and additional support of Centre for International Media Assistance

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Report: Digital media platforms making impact on low budgets amid threats

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In spite of often tiny budgets and constant online threats and attacks, a new global report has revealed that Digital media entrepreneurs are producing ground-breaking journalism and achieving a significant impact on their societies, The Inflection Point International report, published Thursday, November 4, 2021 by SembraMedia, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurial journalists, in partnership with

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How to protect female journalists against sexual harassments, discrimination

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Media organisations have been urged to develop and be willing to implement robust gender-inclusive policy to guide against sexual harassment and intimidation of journalists, especially female journalists. The gender policy must also ensure a measure of gender balance in the leadership structure of the organisations. The call was made by participants in a communique issued

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