By Dayo Emmanuel “Don’t be afraid, there is prosperity in this business, but you have to know what to do next and be intentional.” These were the encouraging words of accomplished media trainer, Taiwo Obe for upcoming and other journalists at the webinar marking his 60th birthday last Thursday. The founder of The Journalism Clinic […]
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Fifteen Nigerian publications, mainly online newspapers are among beneficiaries of the $5,000 grant and other amount from the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund offered by Google to support news organisations in developing countries to increase their capacity to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. Available confirmation indicate that beneficiaries of the Fund in Nigeria are Aledeh.com, City Mirror News,
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A new monthly newsmagazine, Gaskia, is set to hit the newsstand. A statement by the Executive Editor of the magazine, Dele Fashomi will ” brighten and give fresh breathe and colour to the Nigerian media space.” Chairman of the media company is Mr Dare Babarinsa, one of the founders of TELL Magazine, while accomplished journalist,
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Co-founder and publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi and three other journalists have been named as awardees of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The others are Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh), renowned photojournalist and commenter, and the founder of the Bangladeshi multimedia training organization the Pathshala Media Institute, Mohammad
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REDx, the media and creative training school of a top media company, RED | For Africa, has marked its first anniversary. With over 4,000 applicants, 200 graduates, and five training cohorts – two of which were virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic – REDx said in a statement that it has “made an unforgettable impact
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The Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism is set to hold the 12th edition of the annual media lecture series on Monday, July 13. The event which will be held virtually for the first time as a webinar will discuss the theme: Data, Media and National Development. Time of the programme is 10 am to
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Tributes about the impact he made in the Nigeria radio industry have been pouring in following the announcement of the death of Black-American radio programme host, Dan Foster on Wednesday. Unconfirmed reports according to Oyinlola Awonuga said Foster, popularly known as The Big Dawg died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos. He worked with Cool FM,
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The Head of Newsroom at the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Yekeen Akinwale, has urged Journalists and media practitioners to begin to effectively use digital tools for newsgathering. He stated this during an online conference organized by the Digital Literacy Advocacy Club and the Centre for Information Technology and Development. According to him, with
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The International Press Centre (IPC) had condemned the harassment and unlawful detention of journalists by men of the Nigerian Police Force in Warri, Delta State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, IPC said a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists states that Matthew Omonigho (Daily Post Newspaper), Edeki Igafe (News Agency of Nigeria), Christopher
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Justina Asishana writes on major points from the Online Media Conference by School of Media and Communications (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University. Media audience needs new concepts and innovations that will keep them abreast of what is happening globally as they are tired of the old way journalism is practised. This was one of the key assertions by Publisher
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