Media programmes scheduled to hold this week include training, call for entries, award deadline and others between August 17- 22, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: DEADLINE: Thursday, AUGUST 20, 2020 Entries for The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism will close today. The Online Environmental Journalism […]
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Efforts to combat misinformation in the continent received further boost on Friday with the launch of the FactCheckHub – an independent, fact-checking by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) The FactCheckHub, an initiative of the ICIR with the support of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), according to a statement by the
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos, 5 million naira for airing the comments of former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia during an interview on Monday. In a statement, the Commission accused the station of providing its platform to Mailafia for “promotion of unverifiable and inciting views
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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Former colleagues, students, mentees and others of the former Head, Department of Communication and Multimedia Design, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Prof. Ritchard Tamba M’Bayo, have mourned his departure, recounting fondest memories of him. The Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, who as a Fulbright Scholar taught at University of Lagos (UNILAG) between 2006
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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Lagos Zonal office of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters to be professional in handling guests and callers fond of using denigrating words as stations deficient in compliance risk sanctions. NBC’s Zonal Director, Dr. Chibuike Ogwumike said in a letter to broadcast stations that the Commission may be compelled to
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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin, has advised journalists to be cautious in reporting rape and assaults cases to avoid stigmatising the victims. The veteran journalist called for compliance to ethical codes of the media profession among other issues in the latest online men and rape series: “Rape
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Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye has been appointed as the new Head of Department of Mass Communication, the University of Lagos from August 1, 2020. He replaces Professor Abigail Ogwezzi-Ndisika who has completed her tenure. Tejumaiye who holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos is
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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja A Senior Producer for Cable News Network (CNN) Africa, Bukola Adebayo, has made the list of journalists selected for 2020-21 class of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. In an announcement by the foundation, Adebayo was one of the 16 Nieman Fellows selected for its 83rd class, including investigative reporters, science
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By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has released two photo books on the challenges with basic education and electricity in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Executive Director/CEO, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka, the photo books titled, State of Schools and Living in Darkness, is part of WSCIJ’s Regulatory Monitoring Programme
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For the remaining part of this week, the following media programmes; training, webinar, call for entries and award deadline will hold this week July 28- August 1, 2020. See details below Wednesday, July 28 Open Contract Reporting Training By The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and Procurement Monitor Follow at @TheICIR, @ppmonitorNG #TheICIR #OCR
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