Oyinlola Awonuga Female journalists in Nigeria have been advised on how to make a success of their career despite the various challenges in the industry and gender limitations. The advice was offered at the 5th edition of the Women in Journalism (WIJ) conference held in Lagos on October 5, 2019 with the theme “Action Journalism: […]
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Adeyemi Temitayo kehinde and Bankole-Bawa Ademola, both Mass Communication Students from Ajayi Crowther University last week completed their internship with Media Career Development Network. They wrote about what they learnt and their experience below. Adeyemi The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN) Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin made me understand the basics of writing with
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How can journalists and other media professionals in Nigeria benefit from the $6.3 journalism and media grant to nine media organisations and institution to advance anti-corruption efforts announced by The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday? Instead of ignoring or just reading the story, below are a few things journalists can do to enhance their careers through
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Nine media organisations and institution in Nigeria have been granted more than $6.3 journalism and media funding to advance anti-corruption efforts in the country by the MacArthur Foundation. The grantees include Bayero University, Kano, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting, Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, Daily Trust Foundation and International Centre for Investigative Reporting. Others are
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on some of the thoughts shared at the Media Leaders Summit organised by Journalism Clinic held at TCC Resort and Conference Centre, Ogun State, September 16-17, 2019 I wasn’t at the first Media Leaders’ summit held by Journalism Clinic headed by Mr Taiwo Obe, but in my usual way of not missing
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What has journalism got to do with Artificial Intelligence? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the skills that will define the future of the media profession. In the heat of the arguments on the appointment of Seun Onigbinde, co-founder of BudgIT as Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and Planning, a journalist made a
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Tunde Abatan writes on the 6th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN ) held on the state of the media in Abeokuta, Ogun State last week When communication scholars and professionals in Nigeria gathered in Abeokuta, Ogun State, last week for their 6th Annual Conference with the Theme: National
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Application for the first instalment of The Future of Work Classes (TFWC) 1.0 tagged “Journalism AI, Storytelling and Content” is now open for media practitioners, storytellers and content creators. The training by Orodata Science and Civic Tech through its learning arm – Orodata Learn, is to address issues and concerns on the rapidly changing nature
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A foundation to train indigent journalists has been set up by the retired Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy, Folarin Adeyemi. Adeyemi announced the setting up of the foundation on Monday at his 6oth birthday and retirement from the state civil service. He said the foundation is his way of
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Adeyemi Temitayo The Director of Campus Press Hub (CPH), Adejumo Kabir, has advised campus journalists in Nigeria to know the basics of journalism. Adejumo, a campus journalist at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, made the call when he visited the Media Career Development Network office Lagos on Wednesday. Adejumo who relayed his experience as
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