Before winning awards and participating in fellowships, journalists need to find relevant ones. Lekan Otufodunrin shares tips on how to find them. –Get a list of organisations that organise awards and have fellowship programmes. Search online for an updated list of annual fellowships and awards by various organisation to know the details of requirements and […]
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Media Career Development Network recently held a workshop on Maximising media fellowships and awards. Below are some of the tips offered by Media Career Development expert, Lekan Otufodunrin Apply for as many as possible, chances are that you may not be successful the first, second or third time. There are many applicants each time there
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Oyinlola Awonuga reports on the training for female journalists and media entrepreneurs by Iluminate Nigeria Development Network. A Masterclass session for female journalists and media entrepreneurs has been held in Lagos by Illuminate Nigeria Development Network (INDN) with participants equipped on how to be their own boss in their various media endeavours. At the training
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By Oyinlola Awonuga The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network ( MCDN) Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has urged media organisations in the country to ensure more regular training of their staff. Otufodunrin made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy call to the Lagos office of Voice of Nigeria (VON) following the creation of Training
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Journalists from various media houses in Niger state, under the auspices of Progressive Media Practitioners, have organized a summit for youths in the state to curb irresponsible and negative use of social media. The One Day Niger State Social Media Summit tagged “Social Media: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly” had participants from two public secondary
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By Dayo Emmanuel Executive Director of Media Career Development Network, (MCDN), Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has advised independent creative journalists and writers to find alternative sources of income to sustain their passion. Otufodunrin, former Online Editor and Director Special Publications at The Nation Newspaper who spoke at the explanatory/interactive session on creative writing, independent publishing and
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Twenty female journalists were on Tuesday inducted as fellows of the Female Reporters Leadership Project (FRLP) by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with the support of Free Press Unlimited. Their induction followed the successful completion of six-month fellowship which included a four-day training, three-month mentorship, two-day share-fair as well as story and
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The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has invited bloggers, aspiring bloggers, journalists, content developers, media entrepreneurs and stakeholders within the internet community to the 2nd edition of her Bloggers Summit. Themed “MAXIMIZING TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD PROFITABLE BLOGGING BUSINESSES”, the one-day summit will hold on Tuesday 26th November 2019 at Royal Damgrete Hotel, 13-16 Factory Road, GRA,
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The fifth annual Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum (ABMI) began on Monday in Dakar, Senegal with the theme of ‘Business Strategies for African Media’ The forum will explore promising approaches to fostering a vibrant, competitive media sector on the continent. Below are some tweets on some of the key points made by speakers and
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By Oyinlola Awonuga A fact-checker, and Nigerian Editor of Africa Check, Mr. David Ajikobi has advised journalists and social media influencers to always check their facts before publishing. Ajikobi made this statement during a recent conference for journalists at the Goethe Institut in Lagos. The event aimed at training journalists on fact-checking had participants from media
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