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‘How media professionals can master use of AI’

Media professionals have been advised not to be scared or overwhelmed by the complexities of Artificial Intelligence, but to proactively prepare themselves to navigate the evolving landscape. An IT specialist and experienced journalist based in the United States, Chris Tunde Odediran, shared some insights on how media professionals can better prepare in a masterclass paper […]

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Soyinka Centre Lecture to focus global surveillance, threats to journalists

The 17th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), will hold on Sunday, 13 July 2025. The Executive Director of WSCIJ, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka in a press statement said the programme will hold at 5:00pm (WAT) on Zoom, on the theme “Surveillance, Safety and the Silencing of

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Media experts warn on over-reliance on AI-generated content

Journalists have been advised on the importance of ethical responsibility, transparency, and cross-sector collaboration in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism. Panelists at the conversation organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day have harped on the issues during the conversation tagged ‘Can the

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Obaji named co-winner of 2025 Knight Journalism award

Multiple award-winning Nigerian journalist, Philip Obaji, has been named as co-winner of this year’s Knight International Journalism Award by the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) César Batiz, an investigative journalist in exile who is the co-founder and director of the pioneering El Pitazo in Venezuela is the other winner. Obaji, a correspondent at The Daily

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U.S. Consulate, FIJ, Launch Adejumo Adegbite Fellowship for Young Journalists

In memory of the late journalist and U.S. Consulate Lagos’ Information Specialist, Adejumobi Adegbite who passed away in July 2023, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has invited applications for a Fellowship for Young Journalists in his honour. With support from the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, the one-year fellowship is open to early-career journalists with an

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Nigerian media leaders meet on maximising connections with audiences

All is set for the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders Summit on how to turn connections with audiences and communities into gold in the AI age from 5-6 May, at the Academy Suites, Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to a statement by the Founder/Director, The Journalism Clinic, Mr Taiwo Obe, the summit will have about 60 media

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Sankore, champion of truth, justice, human dignity – ACDJ

The African Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) has paid tribute to its former Executive Director/Editor In Chief, Late Rotimi Sankore, describing him as a dear colleague, mentor, and champion of truth, justice, and human dignity. In a press statement marking the first anniversary of his death on April 12, the centre said that more than

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OOU, UI students win Campus business journalism award

An online media platform, National Wire, has announced the winners of its maiden Campus Business Journalism Awards. The awards, which featured two categories according to the organisers, were keenly contested among competitors from various campuses in Nigeria. A Mass Communication student from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Olamide Ayoade emerged as the winner in the Best

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Nigerian journalist receives global journalism award

A Nigerian freelance journalist and graduate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi, has been awarded the 2024 Kavli Global Science Journalism Award in the United States, organised by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Abdulwaheed, the only African awardee at this year’s award ceremony and the second journalist from Nigeria

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