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#TourtureVictimsDay: 11 years after, tortured journalists still await justice

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Musa Saidykhan a respected  Gambian journalist who was arbitrarily arrested and tortured by officers of the country’s National Intelligence Agency is currently living in exile in the United States of America. He currently writes for Kairo News and advocates for respect of human rights and freedom of expression in the Gambia. His story of unjust torture […]

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Application: Global Health Reporting Contest for African Journalists 2017

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The International Center for Journalists has announced a competition to recognize the best media coverage of maternal, child health, and other urgent health issues. Eligible journalists are those with stories published or broadcast in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The duration of the award is a 12-day study tour at the United States. The

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Six Nigerian journalists win 2017 BudgIT Media Fellowship

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Six Nigerian journalists, from various news media, including two freelancers, have been named as 2017 BudgIT Media Fellows. The journalists include Hannah Ojo – The Nation Newspaper; Mercy Abang – Freelance journalist; Eromo Egbejule – Freelance Journalist; Lanre Lasisi – Channels television; Ayodeji Rotinwa – ThisDay Newspaper, and Ruth Oluronbi – Nigerian Tribune. BudgIT is a civic organisation that

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Journalists and Techies team-up at #NaijaDataLadies Hack/Hackers Lagos Meetup

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It was a melting point ideas and innovation on Saturday, June 17, as a team of female journalists tell their stories using data to a team of technologists on Saturday June 17, 2017 at Civic Hub, Yaba, Lagos. Hack/Hackers is a digital community of people who seek to inspire each other, share information (and code)

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Quartz Africa set to equip journalists with Atlas chart-building skills

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Are you a journalist, editor, or blogger interested in learning how to make and publish your own charts? Then, you should apply for a workshop based on Atlas chart-building platform with Quartz Africa. Quartz Africa is obsessed with data, especially the lack for Africa-focused data and data visualization. Through the chart-building training, quartz Africa aim to

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Craig Newmark Foundation: TruthBuzz set to award creative journalists

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TruthBuzz, a viral fact-checking international contest from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is looking for ideas that turn fact-checking into engaging, visual and interactive stories that are instantly understandable and shareable. TruthBuzz a contest which is supported by the Craig Newmark Foundation aims to invent new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience. It

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