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ICFJ Knight Fellowship Launches ‘FactsMatter Pod’ in Nigeria

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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) Knight Fellowship programme has launched ‘FactsMatter Pod’, a podcast dedicated to analysing issues around misinformation and fact-checking initiatives in Nigeria. Hosted by the ICFJ Knight Fellow, Hannah Ajakaiye, the podcast features insightful discussions with leading voices on Nigeria’s digital platforms as well as stakeholders using creative means to tackle […]

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‘Media organisations should have more women in leadership positions’

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The 4th  edition of the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP), organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)  in Lagos on Monday with calls for more women in the leadership of media organisations in the country. Twenty-one female journalists from broadcast, print and digital media organizations are participating in the programme aimed at

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21 journalists selected for Female Reporters Leadership Programme

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Twenty-one female journalists in the county have been selected for the fourth edition of the Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) organized by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). They include journalists from print, broadcast and digital media with three

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Gender equity gap in news media worldwide may last for 67 years

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All things remaining equal, it will take at least 67 more years to close the average gender equality gap in traditional news media worldwide. This was one of the key findings of the 6th Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), the largest research and advocacy initiative in the world on gender equality in news and journalism.

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Three Nigeria media, 19 others to get $2.1m Google project funding

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Three Nigeria media organisations, Ripples Nigeria, Stears News Limited and Legit.ng are among 22 successful recipients for the Google News Initiative’s second Middle East, Turkey and Africa Innovation Challenge. The recipients were selected from 329 applications from 35 countries who responded to an open call for applications in February after a rigorous review, a round

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bird, story agency for compelling Africa’s content launched

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bird, said to be Africa’s first, optimized-for-mobile, story agency designed to shift narratives about and within the continent has been launched by Africa No Filter (ANF), the not-for-profit organisation focused on narrative change. Africa No Filter Executive Director, Moky Makura, according to a press statement by Africa Media Agency, said the story agency was set

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Call for #CREATESAFESPACES storytelling project.

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The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, freelancers and researchers, in the media industry to apply to be a part of its #CREATESAFESPACES storytelling project. The project aims to transform storytelling around Gender-based violence in ways that elicit prompt and positive responses from policymakers, security agencies, the judiciary and the larger

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