The most popular use of AI tools in content creation is text and image generation but this is not the only thing it can be used for. This is probably why many journalists are still apprehensive of its use. There are other functions that AI tools can offer journalists and especially newsrooms with a small […]
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A caller recently asked me what’s the difference between Journalism and Content Creation. The answer is in a recent lecture I delivered on bridging the gap between journalism and content creation. Below is an excerpt from the lecture and some additional thoughts. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, journalism is “… the collection, preparation, and distribution
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In our first Window of the World series highlighting what journalists and organisations beyond Nigeria are doing with lessons to learn from, we report on the award won by Food For Mzansi, a South Africa-based media platform. Food For Mzansi, a South Africa-based agricultural news publication has every reason to celebrate its global win during
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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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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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Muhammed Akinyemi, popularly known as PrincelyX, is a seasoned award-winning Nigerian journalist who has traversed different roles of journalism and newsroom product management. He has led innovative projects in different newsrooms and is presently Media Advisor with the Media Development Investment Fund’s (MDIF) NAMIP. In this interview with our correspondent, Noah Aderoju, he spoke about
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For journalists seeking media programmes and opportunities to enhance their careers, Check out these opportunities with deadlines and apply. If you need assistance to meet some of the requirements contact us: Email: info@mediacareerng.org Phone: 08050498530 DEADLINE: TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award seeks science journalists: — The 2024 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award
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At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia last week, there were several sessions of insightful conversations by brilliant journalists. While we were not physically present, we made sure to follow a lot of the sessions made available virtually. So far we have followed several discussions but there are five important ones that we think Nigerian
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The just concluded 2024 International Journalism Festival in Perugia was a very interesting and engaging one for participants across different continents. At several sessions of vibrant discussions brilliant journalists explained complex issues and revealed findings concerning journalism and the journalists’ welfare. Though we couldn’t attend physically, we followed as many live-streamed sessions as possible. We
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Mansir Muhammed, a GIS/OSINT specialist at HumAngle was named among the winners of the 2024 Sigma Awards celebrating excellent data journalism projects globally for his report published alongside an extensive investigation by HumAngle in collaboration with New Lines Magazine. In this interview with our correspondent, Noah Aderoju, Muhammed spoke about his work as a technologist/journalist
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