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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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Webinair: How to write impactful stories

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Jennifer Aliu-Kadiri writes on what she learnt at a recent webinar on storytelling with the support of the Media Career Development Network. When the lockdown commenced in Lagos, many people were confused as to what they could spend their time doing. Some, were alone with no means of income to take care of their basic

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How journalists should stay safe while covering #COVID-19

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In order to keep the people informed on COVID-19 and efforts made to combat the pandemic, journalists worldwide risk their health and safety daily. Not much consideration is however often given by journalists on how to protect themselves. There have been cases of some journalists who have been infected with the virus, while some have

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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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IPC launches Advisory for COVID-19 reporting

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Journalists in Nigeria covering the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to an advisory launched by the International Press Center, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, on Wednesday. The advisory, divided into three parts – Safety, Ethics and Professionalism and Social Responsibility is to guide journalists in reporting various aspects of Coronavirus. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade,

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Getting a story from my first Zoom experience

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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, Head of Education desk of The Nation Newspapers shares her first experience using Zoom. With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting opportunities for physical events, I realised that I had to rely more on technology to get my stories. I also realised that I couldn’t just limit myself to covering my beat – Education –

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COVID-19: More reporting options for journalists

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Ogechi Onuoha, Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Marie Stopes who was former Programme Officer at Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) reviews media coverage of COVID-19 in Nigeria and suggests more coverage options and responses to the pandemic. The Coronavirus seems to have caught everyone unawareness including the media. What are the main issues you think

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