This time last year when I gave the required three-month notice of my resignation from The Nation, the idea of becoming a full-time Media Career Development Specialist appeared very hazy to many. My explanation about what I wanted to devote my time to doing did not sound convincing especially because of the uncertainty of how […]
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Lekan Otufodunrin reviews the 2019 survey of the State of Technology in Global newsrooms against the situation in newsrooms in Nigeria. The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) last week released its 2019 survey of the State of Technology in Global Newsrooms. The report should be of interest to journalists and media organisations worldwide as it
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on basic requirements for writing a pitch for investigative reporting grants Most media houses no longer fund investigative reports as much as they should. Investigative Desks no longer exist and where they do, the staff hardly get their requests for travel allowance to investigate any major issues approved. In some cases, managements
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Contributing Editor, Tunde Abatan, writes on the mixed fortunes of journalists who have served as media aides in government at federal and state levels and what those aspiring to take similar jobs should expect. If a former editor of a national newspaper who prefers not to be named is asked for advice by any senior
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How can journalists and other media professionals in Nigeria benefit from the $6.3 journalism and media grant to nine media organisations and institution to advance anti-corruption efforts announced by The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday? Instead of ignoring or just reading the story, below are a few things journalists can do to enhance their careers through
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By Lekan Otufodunrin Journalism teachers should stop telling their students that studying Mass Communication is equal to signing a pact with poverty. I just read My Dossier: A celebration of 20 years in Christian Journalism by Wole Olarinde, publisher of Christian Benefit Magazine in which he recalled what one of his lecturer at The Polytechnic,
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on some of the thoughts shared at the Media Leaders Summit organised by Journalism Clinic held at TCC Resort and Conference Centre, Ogun State, September 16-17, 2019 I wasn’t at the first Media Leaders’ summit held by Journalism Clinic headed by Mr Taiwo Obe, but in my usual way of not missing
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The Nigerian “Press Council” in March 1998 organised the Ilorin Forum, where the Nigerian Press Organisation formally ratified this new Code of practice for Nigerian journalists. The code is reproduced below: PREAMBLE Journalism entails a high degree of public trust. To earn and maintain this trust, it is morally imperative for every journalist and
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Abdussalam Amoo, editor of educeleb.com writes on sources of data needed by journalists for investigative reports The inclusion of data visualisation in news reports is necessary to ensure a better understanding of reports by journalists. At the Hacks/Hackers meetup organised by Code for Africa on Saturday, 31st August 2019 in Lagos, participants were taken through sourcing data
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