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Sponsored coverage of global events for journalists

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APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), a leading global media relations consultancy each year offers journalists the opportunity to attend major events as a part of its commitment to supporting journalism in Africa. Three previous recipients of the AfricaCom invitation were science journalist Aimable Twahirwa from Rwanda (https://bit.ly/2y42xAe), journalist John Churu from Botswana (https://bit.ly/2NVy4PP) and journalist Lilian Murugi […]

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Fact-checking training for journalists

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TRi Facts, Africa Check’s training unit has invited mid-career journalists to apply for a two-day Election fact-checking and verifications training workshop in Nigeria. The training is aimed at having fact-checking champions to help build in-house fact-checking capacity within media organisations to improve the quality of election reporting and fostering a wider culture of fact-checking. Scheduled

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IPI demands dropping of charges against Premium Times reporter

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The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has welcomed the release of a reporter of Premium Times Samuel Ogundipe on bail on Friday but demanded that all charges against him be dropped. Ogundipe was arrested by police on August 14 after the his newspaper, the Premium Times,

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Free #Rethinking Content training for 100 journalists

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Staring from Saturday, August 18, training for 100 journalists to take a critical look at their content, impact on their audiences and communities and their future will commence in Lagos. Tagged #RethinkingContent – the training supported by Fidelity Bank PLC will have 25 selected journalists at the first training. Three other sessions will hold in

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Journalists trained on reporting infertility

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The First Merck Health Media Training, organized by Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has been held in Nairobi, Kenya, The training was attended by over 200 journalists representing multimedia, print and online media from 17 African countries. According to Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of Merck

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Coalition calls for release of journalist detained by the DSS

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The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom has called on the Federal Government to order the immediate release of Mr Jones Abiri, publisher of the Weekly Source newspaper in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Abiri was arrested by agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) on July 21, 2016 and has been detained without charge since then.

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