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COVID-19: Seven ways journalists should maintain mental, emotional wellbeing

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Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu of Leadership Newspapers writes on the online course she participated in with the support of the Media Career Development Network on why journalists should prioritize their mental health as they go about reporting the Covid-19 pandemic. Everybody needs this knowledge, but the journalists and other frontline workers (especially health workers) need it all […]

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UNLOCKED: Writings from COVID-19 lockdown (E-Book)

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UNLOCKED is a compilation of incisive writings of accomplished journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin during the five weeks lockdown of Lagos and other parts of Nigeria due to the coronavirus crisis. Divided into three sections: Motivation, Interviews, Opinion/Analysis, the purpose of this E-book is to showcase what he was able to achieve

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Call for more global collaborative reporting

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Amidst the ravaging COVID-19 crisis across the globe, which has wrecked so much havoc and also affected physical gatherings, there have been renewed calls for more newsrooms collaboration at the 2020 collaborative journalism summit. The 2020 summit which was held virtually, had in attendance over 400 journalists, including two young Nigerian Journalists — Alao Abiodun

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Requirements for success in media entrepreneurship

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Broadcaster and Life Coach, Jewel Onyeneke reports on insights shared by Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist at training on “Understanding and Perfecting Basic Media Entrepreneurship Trends and Skills”   Worldwide, normal meetings and other social gatherings, including birthdays and weddings have been banned and confined to social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Zoom and

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How to succeed as a media entrepreneur – Otufodunrin

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ADESOLA IKULAJOLU, a student journalist writes on the major highlights of a recent training on media entrepreneurship by journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin. The media profession is not only a practice, but it’s also a means of livelihood for many. There is however the challenge of how well paying the profession is.

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Tips for participating in virtual meetings/webinars

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Following the lockdown and restriction of movement to curb the spread of coronavirus, virtual meetings/webinars have become an alternative for physical meetings and training sessions. Kehinde Adegboyega offers tips on how to prepare to participate and maximize online sessions. Set up your calendar and reminder. It’s very easy to forget that you have a webinar

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COVID-19: What journalists should know about reporting a pandemic

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Lekan Otufodunrin joined in a webinar by Global Investigative Journalists Network (GIJN) on — Staying Safe: How to Report A Pandemic which had Dr Courtney Radsch, Advocacy Director of Committee to Protect Journalists and Dr Richard Dawood, Medical Director, Fleet Street Clinic as speakers on Thursday, April 23, 2020 He shares the highlights of the advice

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