By Shefali Rekhi Forty newsrooms celebrated the positive impact of professional journalism on their communities on World News Day (WND) on Saturday (Sept 28).Two new titles joined the initial 38 on the eve of the day: Publico, a Portuguese national newspaper and The Telegraph of India.Newsrooms around the world, including two from Nigeria, The Nation and […]
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In commemoration of the World News Day, we asked our interns, Oloruntimilehin Ayomide and Adeyemi Temitayo , to speak to with fellow students on the importance of news to them. Excerpts from the interviews reproduced below: ADEOLA DANIEL OLUWASEGUN, Tai Solarin University of Education How important is news to you? News to me is a
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The Board of Directors, Daily Telegraph Publishing Company Limited, publishers of New Telegraph Newspaper, on Tuesday approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodele Aminu as the new Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the media house. Aminu whose appointment takes immediate effect takes over from the former MD/EIC, Mrs Funke Egbemode who has been nominated as Commissioner-designate in Osun
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Three accomplished journalists have been named as new members of the Board of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos following the reconstitution of its Governing Board. The new members named ahead of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the organization in October are Provost of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, (NIJ), Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye,
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Climate Tracker is hiring 20 photographers for a documentary project. Successful candidates will cover environmental issues for up to two weeks between October 2019 and April 2020. Photographers from the following countries are eligible to apply: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Djibouti, Chad, Mozambique, Sudan, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Papua New
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Tunde Abatan writes on the 6th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN ) held on the state of the media in Abeokuta, Ogun State last week When communication scholars and professionals in Nigeria gathered in Abeokuta, Ogun State, last week for their 6th Annual Conference with the Theme: National
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Application for the first instalment of The Future of Work Classes (TFWC) 1.0 tagged “Journalism AI, Storytelling and Content” is now open for media practitioners, storytellers and content creators. The training by Orodata Science and Civic Tech through its learning arm – Orodata Learn, is to address issues and concerns on the rapidly changing nature
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A foundation to train indigent journalists has been set up by the retired Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy, Folarin Adeyemi. Adeyemi announced the setting up of the foundation on Monday at his 6oth birthday and retirement from the state civil service. He said the foundation is his way of
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Media Trust Limited, publishers of the Daily Trust Newspapers, has commenced the setting up of a national television station. The plan was contained in a statement by the Board of Directors of the company over the weekend announcing five new appointments in the editorial department. The former editor of the Daily Trust on Saturday Abdulkareem
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Shefali Rekhi, Asia News Network Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore. Thirty newsrooms from around the world will join forces to mark World News Day (WND) on Sept 28 to showcase the contributions made by professional newsrooms to the communities they serve. They will tell the stories behind the reports and features that made an impact in
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