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“We need well-trained, resilient, innovative media professionals’

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Professor Oloruntola Sunday has stressed the need for a new generation of well-trained, resilient and innovative media professionals who can enhance the practice of the profession. Professor Sunday who is the Head of Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, made the […]

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MCDN launches Media Mastery Product

The Media Career Development Network has launched a media product for media professionals to develop their media career capacity through tailored and structured mentorship and community support. The media product, Media Mastery Network, launched at the Media Career Development Conference targets career-conscious media professionals at different levels who have set career development goals.  Aspiring and student

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Media NGOs, corporate organisations bag capacity development awards

Organisers of the first-ever Media Career Development Conference, the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) has presented awards of recognition to corporate and Non-governmental organisations for their contribution to media career development in Nigeria. The awards were presented to the organisations on Thursday, at the Conference attended by students, practising journalists, media managers and other professionals. 

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Media leaders inaugurate cooperative society sets vision for empowering members.

Implementing the resolutions of the recent Nigeria Media Leaders Summit convened by the founder of The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe, media leaders on Friday inaugurated a media cooperative society. According to a statement released by the society, The Innovative Media Partners (Surulere) Cooperative Multipurpose Society was inaugurated by the  Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives,

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Polaris Bank empowers media practitioners on AI, new practices

As part of its ongoing commitment to continually empower the Nigerian media and enable it play the critical watchdog role in the society, Polaris Bank will on Thursday, October 24 holds its annual Media Capacity Seminar. The theme of this year’s seminar for all classes of Journalists across the media spectrum is “Integrating AI tools

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Media urged to close gender gap in news, newsroom leadership

The media has been urged to include more female voices in their reporting and close the gender gap in news reporting and newsroom leadership. The call was made by panelists during the X space held by the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on October 15 2024 on the theme “Strategies for Integrating Female Voices in News and

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Report Women: A decade of excellent impact

As media veterans, experts, and students gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Report Women! An initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), it was evident to everyone that the organisation’s toils, passion, and excellence over the years have yielded excellent results. The celebration was marked in grand style at the Metropolitan

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Journalists must unite against unlawful arrests, harassments – Arogundade

The Executive Director of International Press Centre (IPC), Mr Lanre Arogundade has emphasized the critical need for journalists to unite in solidarity, particularly in the face of unlawful arrests and harassment. He made the call during the Journalism and Society Conversation held by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)  on X to mark Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1. Speaking

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‘Student journalists, professionals must master digital skills’

Mastery of digital skills is necessary to help student journalists and other professionals meet up with the growing trends in their profession. The Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Professor Walter Ihejirika stated this at a training by Step-Up for Women In Journalism Initiative, (SWIJ), in partnership with

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