A list of 25 Most Powerful Women in the media in Nigeria – particularly journalism has been released by organisers of the annual Women in Journalism Africa conference. The list which has Managing Director of ARISE TV Ijeoma Nwogwugwu as No 1, according to WiJAfrica, is based on four criteria: the size and effectiveness of […]
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What role can the media play in curbing misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19? This was the question addressed during a recent tweet chat by CLEEN Foundation as part of its Public Safety and Security Tweet chat series. The panellists were Director of International Press Centre, Lagos, Lanre Arogundade, Lead Presenter/Producer BBC Media, Affi Bassey and
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To commemorate the 2020 Press Freedom Day, Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (@ptcij) held a tweet chat to highlight the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Media Industry. The panellists were CEO of Women Radio, Toun Okewale Sonaiya (@tounokewale) and Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) Dayo Aiyetan (@dayoaiyetan), Full
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To mark the 56th birthday of journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin, a tweet chat was held on Media and Post COVID-19 realities. The chat moderated by Executive Director of CEEHOPE, Ms Betty Abbah had Editor-In-Chief of Opera News, Bayo Olupohunda, General Manager, MEGA 89.1FM, Ejiro Umukoro and Otufodunrin as speakers. Full text
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Normally, every journalist or writer should be paid for their writings like anyone offering a service, but there are times when they may be compelled to write for free for various reasons. Deciding to write for free according to Journalist and Co-founder @SembraMedia, Janine Warner should, however, be based on a number of considerations
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Micheal Bukola Nelson, United States-based Business and technology analyst writes on new options open to media professionals in Nigeria to cope with the devastating impact of COVID-19 and digital disruption in the industry. There are over 4 million cases of coronavirus infections and a staggering 300 thousand COVID-19 casualty figures globally. The impact of the pandemic has
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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 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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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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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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