Alao Abiodun writes on the training for journalists on Business and Human Rights reporting On Tuesday, 21 May, Global Rights Nigeria, a human rights organization working to build grassroots movements that promote and protect the rights of marginalized populations ended a two-day training workshop on “Media Training on Business and Human Rights Reporting in Nigeria”. […]
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Don’t worry if you have not heard or known of the above-named school. There is no school officially so named, but it has produced some of the best journalists in this country. The former University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State does not have a department of Mass Communication nor offers
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As part of our resolve to monitor journalism and media conferences worldwide, we followed presentations and discussions at the 20th International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, TX from Apr. 12-13, 2019. Find below some of the insightful tweets from the conference. Dear young journalist who wants to make up their job title: – Understand
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A two-day workshop on basics of journalism for student journalists at Obafemi Awolowo University has been organised by The Campus Press Hub. Twenty students participated in the workshop held on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, 2019 They were trained on the basic elements and ethics of journalism, investigative journalism and interviewing, how to spot and
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Africana Entrepreneur, a digital storytelling platform has vacancies for Digital Content Editor and Content Developer. The platform is for aspiring entrepreneurs, founders of startups, owners of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, personal finance experts, and financiers in Africa congregate to tell their stories. The Editor is expected to oversee the development and optimization of the blogsite with a
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Paradigm Initiative has invited application for the second edition of its Media Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship. The fellowship according to the announcement is a four-month programme that aims to immerse outstanding, early career in digital rights and media inclusion advocacy. Deadline for submission of application is May 5, 2019, while the fellowship runs from July
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The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network (MCDN), Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has said that online journalism is a profitable venture if professionally managed. Otufodunrin stated this on Thursday during a training programme held for staff of the Inspirati Group in Lekki, Lagos. According to him, “To profit online, a new online platform needs to know things that existing websites should be
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the media career lessons of the selection of the Coordinator of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Motunrayo Alaka as a fellow of the John S.Knight Journalism Fellowship Standford University for the class of 2020 On Wednesday, I wrote a post on Facebook about the need for journalists to
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Who and what organisation is saying what, sharing ideas, experiences and resources at the ongoing International Journalism Festival #ijf19 | 13th edition | 3-7 April 2019 in Perugia, Italy. We bring you daily top tweets How to make people fall in love with journalism Want to make people fall in love with journalism
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Goethe-Institut Nigeria is set to organize a 3-day workshop for journalists on Virtual Reality and 360°-videos. In a statement by Aderindola Ajao of the Cultural Programmes Department, the VR and 360°-video Journalism Workshop will hold from May 13 to 15; The training will take place in the framework of the touring Games and Politics exhibition which will
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