A mobile and multimedia journalism training was recently organised for about 100 media practitioners in the country, Tolulope Lawani who participated in one of the four sessions of the programme, writes on six ways journalists can improve their stories on social media. The training tagged #AirtelChangeYourStory by a media training outfit, Journalism Clinic headed by […]
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How can the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and other media groups in the country be better administered to become successful professional and business brands and not continue to depend on political patronage? Editor-in-Chief of The Interview Magazine, Azubuike Ishiekwene in his keynote address at the 2017 Editors Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
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In the last twenty years, many newspapers and magazines have stopped publishing for various reasons. Managing Director of The Interview Magazine, Azubuike Ishikwene in his keynote address at the recently held 2017 Editors conference listed 25 defunct newspapers and magazines. The publications are as follows – Diet – National Interest – Tempo – Fame – Financial Standard – Hints – Concord – Sketch
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Lecturers drawn from local and foreign universities, journalists, among others, on Wednesday evening in Lagos rose from a two-day conference listing values the media must embrace to perform its role as watchdog creditably. The conference, which featured paper presentations and reviews by discussants, had the theme “Watchdogs or Captured Media? A Study of the Role
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By Seye Joseph Suggestions for improved reporting of corruption in the country by the media have been offered by participants at the annual media workshop on anti-Corruption organised by United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime supported by European Union At the end of the workshop that had 33 participants in attendance, comprising 11
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In the present and future age of new media, what is likely to fate of traditional newspapers in years to come? The above question shared by Lekan Otufodunrin, Managing Editor, Online of The Nation on his facebook timeline recently, generated a range of responses on what needs to be done for newspapers to remain relevant
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After receiving a book gift, Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School by Richard Branson from Blessing Olisa, a Mass Communication graduate of University of Lagos Otufodunrin Lekan asked Olisa to share what she didn’t learn in media school that has worked for her . In 2011 I graduated from University
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After receiving a book gift, Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School by Richard Branson from Blessing Olisa, a Mass Communication graduate of University of Lagos Otufodunrin Lekan asked Olisa to share what she didn’t learn in media school that has worked for her . In 2011 I graduated from University
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By Ronke Sanya The most dangerous place to remain as a young journalist is your comfort zone. The comfort zone is a local zone. A comfort zone is the zone where you remain, doing the same thing the same way and expecting a different result. Media houses prefer to employ journalists that have a personal following,
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For journalists who want to remain relevant in the profession and be in-demand, there are two skills they have to learn and master. This include how to use data to report stories and coding. New media experts gave the advice at Brazil’s 12th Congress of Investigative Journalism according to a report on various sessions by Jéssica Cruz
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