As the Governing Board of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) gets set to appoint a new Provost for the institution, Oyinlola Awonuga writes on the tenure and profile of former heads of the school. Call for applications to fill the position closed on September 29, 2020. Mr. Keith Harris (1971-1972) Mr. John Lahey (Australian) (1973-1977) […]
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In his keynote address at the just concluded Investigative Reporters and Editors IRE20 Virtual conference, acclaimed American investigative journalist, Ronan Farrow among other thought-provoking statements said: “The only people who can save journalism are journalists.” Farrow is author of the best-selling “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators.” His 2019 book
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Media Programmes and activities scheduled to hold this week include international conferences, deadlines, book release among others between Monday, September 28-Saturday, October 3, 2020). The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: MONDAY, September 28, 2020 #WorldNewsDay World Editors Forum will hold a virtual event to celebrate WorldNewsDay, today. Journalists will show
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Freelance journalist and editor, Kehinde Ogunyale @Prof_KennyJames participated in recent online training on Water resources by @SurgeXMedia @SurgeAfricaOrg He shares highlights of the insightful session. SurgeXMedia is an initiative of @SurgeAfricaOrg that bridges the gap between community impact and climate news to amplify the widespread of climate data in Africa. The session was
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The International Press Centre (IPC) has concluded plans to train 25 journalists on the use of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act for investigative reports of political campaign finance and COVID-19 accountability issues. The two-day training to hold in Abuja is planned in partnership with Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and funded through Component 4b: Support
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Media trainer and multimedia storyteller, Chima Nwankwo offers tips on how to comprehensively cover project commissioning, especially when in doubt about facts provided on the project. You are a journalist. You get an invitation to cover a Press Conference on the Commissioning of a project. It sounds like an old project and you have a
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How can Journalists in Nigeria improve on the quality of their reports and maximise new opportunities for career growth in the industry? Insights on the options available for journalists were offered by speakers at the annual Capacity Enhancement Workshop for journalists organised by leading professional services firm, PwC Nigeria held virtually on Wednesday. Speakers
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Media programmes scheduled to hold this week include training, call for entries, award deadline and others between August 17- 22, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details: DEADLINE: Thursday, AUGUST 20, 2020 Entries for The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism will close today. The Online Environmental Journalism
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The Civic Hive has invited applications from financial journalists to be part of its six-month intensive program. The programme is with the support of the U.S Consulate General Lagos. Interested candidates should click the link to apply: https://t.co/oAkU0pDyEd https://t.co/cgrZliv3z3 Application closes Saturday, 15th August 2020. Civic Hive, BudgIT’s civic innovation hub is committed to raising civic
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Dataphyte has invited applications from campus journalists interested in data journalism as Campus Journalists Ambassador. As Dataphyte’s Campus Journalist Ambassador, selected persons will have opportunities to learn tips and tools that will make them a leader in the data journalism space. They will also gain free access to publish and showcase their data journalism content
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