International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Background By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of […]
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A fact-checking training has been held for a group of journalists in Niger state by a Dubawa Fact-Checking Fellow, Justina Asishana. The two-day training focused on skills needed for fact-checking including the difference between fact-checking and news reporting, how to source for claims and what claims are fact-checkable. The participants also learnt about what claims
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Farm Radio International focused on improving rural African communities offers resources and training for radio broadcasters. What is Farm Radio International? Farm Radio International is a Canadian international non-governmental organization uniquely focused on improving rural African communities through the world’s most accessible communications tool: radio. We produce radio resources that support thousands of broadcasters
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The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) on Thursday announced the expansion of its Financial Journalism Training (FJT) program to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania. The training programme was earlier in the year launched in Ghana and Zambia. According to a statement, the programme will support the advancement of financial journalism and contribute to economic development on the continent.
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What is the cost of enhancing your media career? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on what you may need to pay for and what he has paid for enhancing his skills. On May 24, 2019, I led a workshop on exploring media jobs potentials as part of the regular training sessions offered by the Media Career
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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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