Training

Nigeria, Al Jazeera to collaborate on training for journalists

Nigeria and the Doha-based international broadcaster Al Jazeera are to collaborate in the area of capacity building for journalists in the government-owned media organizations, especially the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The agreement followed a request made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to Al Jazeera to collaborate with the Ministry of […]

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Scholarships for “Communication and Religion” Summer School

World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) invites applications for places at its Summer School on “Communication and Religion” 23-31 July 2016 in Manchester, Jamaica. The Summer School is being organized in cooperation with Northern Caribbean University (Manchester, Jamaica), the World Council of Churches (Geneva, Switzerland) and WACC. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2016.

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Scholarships for “Communication and Religion" Summer School

World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) invites applications for places at its Summer School on “Communication and Religion” 23-31 July 2016 in Manchester, Jamaica. The Summer School is being organized in cooperation with Northern Caribbean University (Manchester, Jamaica), the World Council of Churches (Geneva, Switzerland) and WACC. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2016.

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‘Journalists should report conflicts well’

By Samson Adeyanju Uwala A Communication expert Gordons Adam has advised journalists to always ensure accuracy and balance in their reports. Adams gave the advice at a seminar on “Reporting Conflict Sensitivity” held at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos during the week. As the gatekeepers of information, he said journalists should be conscious

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Call for entries: Masters class in oil and Gas reporting

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has called for entries from Nigerian professional journalists for a Master Class in Oil and Gas Reporting Course The applicants from the print, broadcast and photography specialties for the deep-dive course on using oil revenue data to develop stories must have ample understanding of the Nigerian oil

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World communicators meet in Switzerland

All is set for the World’s biggest Communications Forum in Davos Switzerland from 8-9 March, 2016. Communication professionals, CEOs, representatives of ministries, global media practitioners and some of the world’s most influential PR and marketing communications personalities will get together to discuss the key trends in the field of global communications at the WCF Forum

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Open Invitation: Election Reporting Workshop

Reporters, editors, producers, bloggers and anyone reporting or writing about elections in their country are invited to participate in an online workshop organised by the African Regional Hub of the United States Department of States. The English workshop of the workshop will hold on Tuesday, February 16 from 13:30- 15:00 GMT. Judy Yablonky, Media Consultant

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