The University of Ilorin chapter of the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) has elected its new Press council. The election conducted by the UCJ-IEC headed by Isiaka Azeez on Friday, April 16 had in attendance the outgoing press council. Adedimeji Quayyim, a 300 Level student of the Faculty of law emerged as the 25th President […]
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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 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 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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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 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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The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has invited entries for outstanding science reporting for the year 2020. The Science Media 2021 Award is in two categories: Print and Broadcast, and is open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or science-related stories (health, environment, etc) in 2020. The award, established by the NAS
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will on April 14 and 15, 2021 hold a two-day Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists in Abuja. The workshop is designed to enhance the capacity of lawyers to litigate cases on behalf of journalists and media organizations that are threatened or under attack in an effort to
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Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include the launch of the survey, deadlines for applications and announcement of winners. Monday, April 12- Saturday, April 17, 2021 Monday, April 12 Close of application for Google Innovation Challenge Close of application for the second Google News Innovation Challenge in Africa and the Middle East in
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The staff strength of The Punch Newspaper has been boosted with 20 young journalists who resumed on April 1. They were recruited after intensive written and oral interview from a pool of applicants who responded to a call for application by an unnamed national newspaper. Before fully resuming work, the new staff have been undergoing
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