Juan Senor, President, Innovation Media Consulting Group at a Google Meet with media executives and managers in Nigeria organised by The Journalism Clinic shares insights and ideas on navigating the financial crisis facing media organisations worldwide. Lekan Otufodunrin was at the meeting. With the dire state of the media in Nigeria following the COVID-19 […]
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Broadcaster and Life Coach, Jewel Onyeneke reports on insights shared by Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist at training on “Understanding and Perfecting Basic Media Entrepreneurship Trends and Skills” Worldwide, normal meetings and other social gatherings, including birthdays and weddings have been banned and confined to social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Zoom and
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ADESOLA IKULAJOLU, a student journalist writes on the major highlights of a recent training on media entrepreneurship by journalist and media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin. The media profession is not only a practice, but it’s also a means of livelihood for many. There is however the challenge of how well paying the profession is.
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Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi writes on what she learnt from a webinar by the International Centre for journalists and how she has been applying the lessons in her coverage of COVID-19 I never liked Virtual/webinar meetings but COVID-19 has left me with no choice but to adapt to the current trend. The outbreak of COVID-19 took journalists
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Jennifer Aliu-Kadiri writes on what she learnt at a recent webinar on storytelling with the support of the Media Career Development Network. When the lockdown commenced in Lagos, many people were confused as to what they could spend their time doing. Some, were alone with no means of income to take care of their basic
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Lekan Otufodunrin joined in a webinar by Global Investigative Journalists Network (GIJN) on — Staying Safe: How to Report A Pandemic which had Dr Courtney Radsch, Advocacy Director of Committee to Protect Journalists and Dr Richard Dawood, Medical Director, Fleet Street Clinic as speakers on Thursday, April 23, 2020 He shares the highlights of the advice
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For journalists seeking resources and programmes to enhance their career, below are some media Non-Governmental Organisations to link up with. Media Career Development Network (MCDN) Nigeria Office: 14 Fadare Street, (End of Kayode Street,) Besides Normal Children’s School, off Ijaye Road, Ogba Lagos Telephone: +2348023000621, +2348050498530 Email: info@mediacareerng.org Twitter: @mediacareerngr Website: www.mediacareerng.org International Press Centre (IPC) The International
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The Pan Atlantic University (PAU) has announced admission for Masters Programme in Media and Communication, for the 2020/2021 (full time) and 2020/2022 (part-time). Admission requirements are first degree in a relevant discipline (minimum of second class lower division) candidates, while an HND (Higher National Diploma) holder or its equivalent must possess a post-graduate diploma from a
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Blessing Oladunjoye, Publisher, BONews reports on the recent conference on improving and regulating reporting of women in West Africa. The Regulation of media content has been identified as one of the effective keys to achieving positive reporting of women in the media in West Africa. Concerned by the underreporting of women in the media in
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has invited application for its Open Contract Reporting Project OCRP, funded by MacArthur Foundation. The ICIR concluded the first phase of this project last December and is about to commence the second phase which aims to build the capacity of Nigerian journalists to investigate and report on budgetary
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