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FrontFoot Media Initiative trains journalists on Audit Reporting

Forty-six journalists from five states in North-East Nigeria have been trained at the fifth Media Audit Reporting Training in Gombe State by FrontFoot Media Initiative. Participants at the training held May 22-23, 2024 are from Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Taraba States. A first-rate cast of facilitators exposed participants to the cross-cutting issues in audit […]

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Heimgartner elected World Association of Newspaper President

Head of Media Ringier AG and CEO of Ringier Media Switzerland, Ladina Heimgartner has been elected President of World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA)  at the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to a report on WAN website, Heimgartner succeeds Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazo, President of Henneo Media, elected President of WAN-IFRA in 2019.

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AI tools to combat disinformation by CJID, other platforms

Two new AI fact-checking tools, Dubawa Chatbot and Dubawa Audio were launched by Dubawa the fact-checking arm of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) on Monday. The AI tools created to combat misinformation were launched and demoed by the head of Innovation at the CJID, Monsur Hussain, at the organisation’s Journalism, Digital Tech

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Bishop tasks media on positive use of AI for quality reporting

The Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN) of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta recently marked this year’s 58th edition of World Communications Day with the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Olukayode Odetoyinbo urging media practitioners to ensure accurate news reporting. Bishop Odetoyinbo gave the advice at the Cathedral of SS

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Media urged to know more of the Electoral Act

The Executive Director of the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), Ezenwa Nwagwu, has emphasised the need for journalists to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively understand and communicate the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022. Nwagwu made the call during a one-day capacity-building workshop for media, traditional, and religious institutions

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To give their best, journalists should take care of their mental health

Journalists have been urged to take note and take care of their mental health to be able to give their best at work. Journalists and health practitioners gave the advice at a mental health workshop for journalists organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Kofoworola Bello-Osagie, a journalist with The Conversation, spoke about

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Liberalist Centre trains journalists on Pro-freedom Reporting 

Liberalist Centre for Education, a Nigeria-based libertarian think-tank promoting pro-freedom ideas for human flourishing, has trained 100 mid-career journalists on pro-freedom reporting. The training, according to a statement by the Centre, which is part of the activities of the center’s Journalism for Liberty Fellowship, was held from May 17th to 18th with both virtual and

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NEW: Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2023 released

In continuation of our commitment to developing media careers in Nigeria, Media Career Development Network is pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 edition of our annual Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report.   This is the fourth report since we started in 2021, documenting major trainings and capacity building programmes in the Nigeria media

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MRA ED calls for better coverage of environment

The Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Mr Edetaen Ojo has called for better coverage of the environment, including conducting investigations on deforestation, climate change, and other activities that undermine human rights on environmental issues. Ojo made the call at the 2024 World Press Freedom Day programme organised by the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJN)

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Media support groups urge governments to protect media freedom

Four human rights and media support organizations in Nigeria have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists in the country. In their call contained in a statement announcing their collaborative activities to commemorate the 2024 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD 2024)

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