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Five finalists named for Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award

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Five finalists have been named for the inaugural edition of the  Lekan Otufodunrin Student Journalists Award for outstanding student journalists in the country. The award in honour of Otufodunrin, Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Nigeria’s foremost media career coaching and mentoring organisation is the initiative of two of his former junior colleagues at […]

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COVID-19: How journalists can report complex science issues

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Journalists have been urged to fully understand scientific terms and issues to appropriately report them. Former Deputy Editor of The Nation, Dr Olayinka Oyegbile stated this in a presentation at the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Media Roundtable in Lagos titled Reporting of Complex Science stories. According to him, the role of journalists is first

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IPC holds webinars, stakeholders forum to mark WPFD

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The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos will mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), with a two-part event starting with a webinar on Thursday, April 29, 2021, on ‘Safety, Security and Management of Trauma in Coverage of Dangerous Assignments’. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, IPC, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild

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COVID-19: Journalists trained on vaccine reporting

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Journalists in Niger state have been trained on how to address the misinformation and disinformation resulting in rumours and misconceptions on the COVID-19 vaccines. They were trained at a one day workshop tagged ‘Vaccines Reporting’ was organized for Journalists by the Technology and Development Research Network (TEDREN) FUT Minna and Media Mentors Network in Minna,

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Media Programmes THISWEEK ( April 26- May 2) and UPCOMMING

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Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include an international conference, book launch and Tweet Chat. Monday, April 26- Sunday, May 2, 2021 Monday, April 26 International Symposium The week-long The International Symposium on Online Journalism  online-only conference begins today Please take a look at the amazing program the Knight Center has put together and register here! It

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Media PROGRAMMES THISWEEK, April 19-24, 2021

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Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include opportunities to register for upcoming conferences, award and fellowship deadline. Monday, April 19- Saturday, April 24, 2021 Monday, April 19 REGISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Register to participate free in The International Symposium on Online Journalism which will be online-only for the second time since 1999. Please take

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‘Editors should be enablers of responsible, accountable, ethical journalism’

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Good journalism does not simply inform, it provides information that has meaning for people’s lives and holds the powerful to account. At a time when trust in the media is declining around the world, it has become even more important to provide content that is ethical, independent, critical and of public interest. Providing such content

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Eleven Nigerian journalists, two organisations on One World Media Awards longlists

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Eleven Nigerian journalists and two media organisations are on the longlists of the One World Media Awards announced on Wednesday. They are among those listed from over 500 entries across 96 countries for 15 awards in contention. The OWM celebrates the industry’s best media coverage of the global south, spotlighting underreported stories that break through

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