Facebook has met with Lagos based Development Circle (DevC) leads for an afternoon of networking, connecting and sharing in the new NG_Hub space in Lagos. Lagos is home of the largest number of Developer Circle members across Africa, with over 8,800 members. The developer community has played a large role in Facebook’s success to date and […]
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Individuals and institutions interested in presenting findings from media audience research activities and/or relevant case studies have been invited to participate in the 19th PAMRO All Africa Media Research Conference. PAMRO’s contact email for the conference is pamro.africa@gmail.com The conference is scheduled to hold from 26 – 28 August 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. The
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Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist writes on what it takes to be a journalist in the new media age. A day ahead of 2018 International Women’s Day celebration, (IWD) I asked a young female journalist what her plans were for the day. Surprised by the question which she never expected, she responded that she was
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A day ahead of last Thursday’s International Women’s Day celebration, (IWD) asked a young female journalist what her plans were for the day. Surprised by the question which she never expected, she responded that she was likely to be assigned to cover any of the events planned to mark the day by some organizations. “As
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Kelechi Amakoh reviews Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion edited by Paul Marshall, Leila Gibert and Roberta Green Ahmanson Have you ever wondered how that favourite broadcaster delivers impeccable News at 10 programme on television? Or how do you see a columnist who never fails to spurt facts on issues of national importance with his
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Temitayo Ayetoto reports on the outcome of a media training to ensure humane media coverage of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. How well is the Nigerian media covering the oil and gas sector? Not good enough, especially regarding the effects of exploration on host community, based on the outcome of a one-month media
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A reliable source grants you an interview but denies speaking to you when your report is published. Kelechi Amakoh writes on the experiences of some journalists who found themselves in this embarrassing situation. Some say journalism is history compiled in a hurry, while others say journalism projects every side of the society that is able
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An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, on Monday urged the media to sensitise Nigerians to the dangers of using refrigerators, air conditioning units which emit ozone-depleting substances like chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
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FROM UN WOMEN Dear editors, reporters, anchors of news organizations and bloggers, I am writing to you with a personal invitation from UN Women, to join us in a rising wave of voices speaking out to end violence against women. As #metoo and its spin offs reverberate through social and other media, both women and
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Oluwaseyi Babarinde writes on five major tips for excelling in Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) examinations. The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is the body, by law, responsible for the practice of public relations in Nigeria. Like every other professional body, the NIPR has the responsibility to set the standard of practice and
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