Trust in news is on the increase worldwide, including Nigeria in the wake of the pandemic according to the Digital News Report 2021 released on Wednesday. The Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, UK, is the most comprehensive annual report on news consumption worldwide. This year’s […]
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A Correspondent of The Punch Newspaper, Tunde Ajaja and Assistant Chief Producer of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Funke Fayemi are the winners of the 2020 National Academy of Science (NAS) Science Media Award. Ajaja won the print category, while Fayemi is the winner of the broadcast category out of the 47 entries for the
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Many guests arrived on time for the virtual public presentation of Reflections: An Anthology of thoughts on Nigerian Movie Industry – Pioneers, Creativity & Tenacity, written by veteran journalist and media trainer, Femi Akintunde-Johnson, popularly known as FAJ. It was scheduled for 5 pm on June 15, 2021. The formal presentation of the book which
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Mass Communication Students of the University of Lagos have commended the Entrepreneurship Competition organized by UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association, (UMCAA). The competition among other things aims at igniting a passion and desire for entrepreneurship in undergraduate students of the department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos. Winners of the Competition will be
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has highlighted the power and efficacy of photography in telling human stories including those of political actors in the country. Professor Osinbajo who disclosed that he is “a collector of rare and interesting photographs” spoke at the public presentation of a photo book entitled “Gbajabiamila: The Long Road, in Lagos
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Africa Check, a not-for-profit fact-checking organisation in Africa has trained radio journalists in Kenya on Fact-Checking technics. The training conducted online by four staff of the organisation had about twenty-five participants, mostly from community radio stations. Sylvia Makinia, a researcher said the training was necessary considering the widespread of fake news in the country. “We
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One of Nigeria’s accomplished journalists, Femi Akintunde-Johnson, popularly known as FAJ, will release the digital version of his third book – Reflections – on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The 300+-page book according to a press release by the publisher, is filled with enriched information, personal recollections, detailed fact-checking of many of the major works of
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The management of Radio Now, 95.3 FM, a private radio station in Lagos has faulted the directive of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) that all broadcast stations in the country should suspend patronage of the microblogging platform, Twitter. In a statement by its Managing Director, Kadaria Ahmed, the station noted with dismay the directive which
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu has urged the Federal Government to review its decision on the suspension of Twitter operations in the country. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Sanwo-Olu said the issue can be handled a lot better considering the number of e-commerce firms and youths that are engaging in digital stuff. While not
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Participatory Communication for Gender Development Initiative (PAGED) has trained journalists on covid-19 response and safety as part of frontline workers. The two-day capacity building workshop was organised for journalists from Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, Taraba and Gombe, held in Bauchi State and was sponsored by the European Union (EU). A Media Consultant, Mr Ibrahim Iliyasu, the
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