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Profiles & Projects of Solutions Journalism Africa Fellows

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The Solutions Journalism Network’s Africa Initiative on Monday named its inaugural set of 10 Fellows who will implement solutions journalism-focused projects across Kenya and Nigeria. Pictures, brief profile, and details of projects they will implement are below: Abdulkareem MOJEED (@mojeed07) is an investigative journalist and researcher working with Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper. His project […]

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New president for International Center for Journalists

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Senior Vice President of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Sharon Moshavi, has been named as the new president of the organization from September 7, 2021. She will replace Joyce Barnathan, who is retiring after more than 15 years at the helm. Moshavi, according to a statement by ICFJ has played a pivotal role in

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UNILAG appoints two Mass Communication Professors

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The University of Lagos Council has approved the appointment of two professors of Mass Communication in the faculty of Social Science of the institution. They are the head of the Department of Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye whose tenure has been renewed for the next three years and Dr Abraham Oloruntola Sunday, both alumni

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CPJ’s Executive Director steps down, search for successor begins

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Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Joel Simon will step down by the end of the year after almost a quarter-century at the organization, including 15 years in his current role. CPJ announced in a statement that Simon has informed the board of directors of the organisation about his decision. Board Chair

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Ten African journalists, film makers: their intriguing story pitches, passionate ambitions

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Ten African journalists and filmmakers have been selected for the One World Media Fellowship aimed at aspiring journalists and film-maker, supporting new talent from around the world to produce engaging and creative media in the global south. They are among twenty fellows selected for the fellowship Working in film, print, audio, or multimedia, the Fellows’

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Asif Sheikh

Asif Sheikh: Visionary for authentic Africa media voice

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African Media Agency (AMA) writes on the 13th anniversary of the founding of Africa 24 Media by Asif Sheikh whose passion is to build an independent media conglomerate to enable Africans to tell, own, and benefit from their own stories. They say 3rd time is a charm, we say 13 is our charm. Today marks

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Motunrayo Alaka

Alaka: Salute to my encourager at 40

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Lekan Otufodunrin pays glowing tributes to the Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Director of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Motunrayo Alaka who clocked 40 on May 25, 2021 Some years ago, I applied to implement a media training project on the platform of Media Career Development Network, then known as Media Career Services. Unknown

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Exploits of late Nigerian media leaders

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Emmanuel Udom reports on tributes for media leaders who died in the last fifteen months at the event tagged “An Afternoon of Tributes – Honouring the Dead, Inspiring the Living” In Nigeria, it seems many journalists prefer to celebrate other people and neglect their own achievements, no matter how modest. This is rather strange, as

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Maria Ressa receives 2021 World Press Freedom Prize

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Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. The Award Ceremony held on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference,

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Nsikak Essien

‘What I learnt from my Engineer turned journalist editor’

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Executive Director of the International Press Centre and former Features Editor of the defunct National Concord, Lanre Arogundade pays tributes to his former editor Mr Isikak Essien who clocks 70 recently. It was a near tussle. Tunji Bello, Former National Concord’s Political Editor and strong insider in Publisher Late Chief M.K.O Abiola’s presidential campaign had

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