It was a melting point ideas and innovation on Saturday, June 17, as a team of female journalists tell their stories using data to a team of technologists on Saturday June 17, 2017 at Civic Hub, Yaba, Lagos. Hack/Hackers is a digital community of people who seek to inspire each other, share information (and code) […]
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Are you a journalist, editor, or blogger interested in learning how to make and publish your own charts? Then, you should apply for a workshop based on Atlas chart-building platform with Quartz Africa. Quartz Africa is obsessed with data, especially the lack for Africa-focused data and data visualization. Through the chart-building training, quartz Africa aim to
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All is set for the fourth edition of the Women in Journalism (WiJAfrica), the annual conference for women in journalists in Lagos on July 6. Conference Director of WIJ2017, Yomi Owope in a statement explained that the 2017 edition of the conference themed “Pioneers, Innovators and the Brave New World,” aims to highlight industry players
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The June 24 Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) will feature renowend female novelist, Zaynab Alkali, alongside the Ecuadorian Ambassador, Mr Leopoldo Rovayo Verdesoto and David Adzer. Zaynab Alkali who was born in Tura-Wazila, Borno State, is considered to be the first major female novelist from Northern Nigeria. Her previous novels are Stillborn, The Virtuous Woman, The
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Application for Alfred friendly press partners fellowship is currently opened for print, broadcast and online journalists from developing countries. Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship is an annual program that brings journalists from different countries to American newsrooms. The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships are aimed at providing fellows with experience in reporting, writing and editing which will enhance future professional performance;
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Fifteen Nigerian journalists have been selected by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) to participate in the second phase of its Investigative Journalism training programme tagged Open Contracting Reporting Project (OCRP). The 15 journalists were selected out of nearly 80 entries following a call for application rolled out on May 17, 2017. According to the
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By Kelechi Amakoh The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has invited applications from interested journalists to apply for investigative training on budget and procurement. The training which will bring 15 journalists from across the country, is open to practicing journalists in print, electronic and new/digital media who are not based in Abuja, the
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Amplify, Africa’s first paid-fellowship for content creators, has graduated its inaugural cohorts of three teams of young storytellers from Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. The teams presented their final projects to an all-star panel of Africa’s leading business, media and technology personalities on Friday 7 April in Nairobi, Kenya. African Media Agency (AMA) reports that the Fellowship was
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Amplify, Africa’s first paid-fellowship for content creators, has graduated its inaugural cohorts of three teams of young storytellers from Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria. The teams presented their final projects to an all-star panel of Africa’s leading business, media and technology personalities on Friday 7 April in Nairobi, Kenya. African Media Agency (AMA) reports that the Fellowship was
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March 2017 Online #MediaCareerQ&A Steve Aborisade, Development and Human rights journalist, and Coordinator Projekthope says : Traditional media should dictate the pace rather than being followers The distinction between journalism and new media may be unhealthy and perhaps misplaced, for the future of journalism lies in new media formats. Perhaps we may ask how
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