Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube, Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher on the need to strengthen the continent’s financial media capacity. Our profession on the continent suffers from a public trust deficit which we must attend to without further delay. And this is because of a combination of reasons. I will deal with the two most important namely; […]
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Journalists have been urged to build their emotional intelligence and social skills so as to perform their assignments effectively. The advice was given at the hangout held over the weekend by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, (PTCIJ) in Abuja on ‘Coping with Family and Social Psychological skills’ Steps to build emotional intelligence include the ability to
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BOOK OF THE WEEK WORK HAPPY: WHAT GREAT BOSSES KNOW BY JILL GEISLER What makes great bosses great? How do managers succeed at helping their employees do their best work and nurture workplace that is happy and thriving? In WORK HAPPY, management guru Jill Geisler answers these questions and provides a practical, step-by-step guide to achieving
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The National Roundtable on Business and Human Rights has called for applications from media personnel for training on “Business and Human Rights Reporting in Nigeria”. The training according to the call for application is aimed at facilitating increased and informed media coverage of the intricacies of business and human rights and in particular, the application
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The third Launchpad Accelerator Africa class was on Wednesday named by Google as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. According to a press release, the third class which starts April 1, 2019 involves 12 startups from six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Of these
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An incoming executive director and a new eight-member board, made up of leading figures from across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal have been named for Africa Check, the continent’s leading independent fact-checking organisation. On 1 June, seven years after Africa’s first fact-checking organisation was set up, current deputy director Noko Makgato according to a press statement will
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(A digital Security Guide for Civil Society, journalists, Web Developers and Active) By Co-Creation Hub, OSIWA How do you stay safe in the age of hackers, internet fraudsters and ATM scammers? To answer this, Co-Creation Hub developed SafeOnline, a free digital security guide for civil society, journalists, web developers and active citizens. SafeOnline guide
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Gender audit of major newspapers in Nigeria by Journalists for Christ (JFC) International Outreach in commemoration of the 2019 International Women’s Day confirms that only very few women occupy top editorial positions in the country. JFC calls for conscious efforts to redress the imbalance and give more women the opportunity to be involved in major
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News used to be defined as a true report of an event. Not anymore with many false publications on various online platforms to mislead the public. Indiscriminate publication of fake news has become a major issue requiring urgent solutions. Rhoda Oluwatosin interviewed a cross-section of experienced journalists on what can be done to stop the
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Thinking of witing content for various platforms, Olaolu Olowu, versatile content writer writes on the skills you need accomplish your aspiration. If you’re reading this content, then you probably want to be a content writer. Or perhaps, you hope to become one someday, right? However, wanting to be a content writer is not enough, being
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