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Soyombo, Awosanya,others to lead ICFJ’s digital influencers fact-checking collaboration

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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) on Friday announced a fact-checking collaboration with five top digital influencers, including investigative journalist and editor, Fisayo Soyombo. Other influencers on the project include social justice advocate, Mr Segun Awosanya (segalink); human right activist, Barr. Abdul Mahmud; globally recognised grassroots campaigner, Hamzat Lawal; and popular health influencer, Dr Fidelis […]

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MEDIAGIG2020: Photojournalist wins Innovators Award

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Photo Journalist and Cinematographer, Gbemile Oluwatosin has emerged winner of the Innovators Award Competition in the MEDIAGIG2020 training for media professionals. Organized by The CoBuilders with Media Career Development Network, the theme of the four weeks virtual workshops was Deploying Technology for Impact and Profitability in the Nigeria media industry. Oluwatosin who is a photojournalism instructor and

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Media Programmes THISWEEK (August 17-22, 2020)

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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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Boost for fact-checking in Africa as ICIR lauches hub

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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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Mailafia: NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5m for ‘inciting views’

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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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Tributes galore for Late Communication scholar M’Bayo

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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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NBC warns broadcasters against allowing abusive comments

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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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‘Journalists should avoid stigmatising rape victims’

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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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Tejumaiye appointed HOD UNILAG Mass Comm

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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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