Have you ever wished you were not a journalist? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the way out of this dilemma. Some years ago I started a presentation at a training programme for some middle level journalists by asking them a question that must have caught some of them off guard. ” If you really wished you […]
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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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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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With the economic downturn which has affected the media industry and forced many journalists out of their jobs, one of the options open to continue to practice the profession is to launch a website. Some journalists have taken this option and are doing their best to succeed in this new terrain, while others are still
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on his experience with Mass Communication students who don’t know enough of the profession. I meet them regularly. They come looking for internship opportunities while in school or jobs when they graduate. “Do you read newspapers?” I usually ask whenever I decide to drill them. Their responses usually betrayed most of them
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By Lekan Otufodunrin I meet them regularly. They come looking for internship opportunities while in school or jobs when they graduate. “Do you read newspapers?” I usually ask whenever I decide to drill them. Their responses usually betrayed most of them no matter how hard they try to cover up for their “unpardonable sin” of
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The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2016 fellowship program. The application deadline is March 18, 2016. The fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to
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Nigerian journalists have a chance to participate in Africa’s first data-driven investigative journalism initiative with $500,000 in grants and technical support for reportage that changes lives. The new impactAFRICA initiative which was launched last week will seek to support pioneering data journalism that tackles development issues, such as public healthcare, in six initial African countries:
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In a bid to emphasize its unending commitment to empower every organization and individual to achieve more, Microsoft Nigeria recently honoured an invitation for the monthly Professional Forum of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos. During the programme, the company showcased how the digital space is evolving information dissemination across the world. Speaking on
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Lekan Otufofodunrin writes on how journalists can maximise opportunities to participate in international media conferences even when they can’t be there physicially. Physically, I did not attend the 2015 UNESCO World Press Freedom Day celebration held in Latvia but I was part of the event in a number of ways. First, I was asked to
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