Despite criticisms of unethical journalism practice in the social media space, senior media practitioners have urged journalists to embrace the new age media without neglecting the ethics of the media profession. They made the call at a recent media colloquium organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of columnist and publisher of Genevive magazine, Betty Irabor […]
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By Kelechi Amakoh The annual Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship is calling for applications from journalists from developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The deadline for the application is May 21. The four weeks programme at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City is slated to hold from September 11–29, 2017. The
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Five Nigerians developers along with others from the continent had their achievements and products celebrated at the Facebook’s annual developer F8 conference (www.FBF8.com), held in San Jose, California, on April 18 and 19. African developers at the event shared the stage with Facebook and developers worldwide showcasing innovative products and services they have created for
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The three former Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Egypt for more than 400 days have joined other journalists, artists and activists in an Amnesty International campaign to demand the release of more than 120 journalists jailed in Turkey following last summer’s failed coup. Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohammed added their voices to the
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The International Press Centre (IPC), has condemned the murder of Mr. Famous Giobaro of the Bayelsa State-owned radio station, Glory FM 97.1, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement on April 17 said that the killing of the journalist
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RED-Africa’s top omni-media company has launched Church Culture, a church communication agency. The agency was launched on Sunday, April 16, 2017 with a Rubbin’ Minds Easter special on Channels Television themed ‘Discussions on the Media and the Church’. Church Culture according to RED will provide communication solutions to churches towards achieving its core mandate of propagating the
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Two Nigerian journalists, Toluwani Eniola, a correspondent with The Punch Newspaper and Chikezie Omeje, senior investigative and data reporter with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Nigeria have been named fellows for the 2017 Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship. Eniola and Omeje are among 12 fellows named for the programme by the International Center for
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The Advertising Practitioners Council off Nigeria, APCON, is ready to curb the activities of Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency, LASAA, in Lagos. According to Thisday Newspaper report, this is sequel to the provisions of the Act establishing APCON which makes it the supreme regulatory body as far as advertising industry is concern in
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Journalists for Democratic Rights, JODER, has raised alarm over fresh death threat and arson against journalists reporting the thread of ethnic conflicts in some parts of the country. JODER in a release on Tuesday signed by its Assistant Programme Office, Akinwale Kasali, said free speech which is one of principles of democracy is facing renewed
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By Rhoda Olorunfemi Ace journalist and publisher of Business Eye, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has urged journalists to take necessary steps to enable them succeed given the changes in the profession. Semenitari made the call at the March edition of the Journalists For Christ fellowship to mark this year’s International Women’s Day with the theme ‘How
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