For journalists who will be involved in the coverage of the forthcoming general elections, below are tips on what to do and guide against to ensure your safety and comprehensive reporting by the National Association of Political Correspondents (NAPOC) 1990s. A) Carry your Identity card that indicates the media organisation you work for. B) If […]
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Below is a compilation of journalism and media opportunities for the week and others later this month including webinars, boot camp, workshops, vacancies, awards and more compiled by Peace Oladipo. ZOOM MEETING: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023 The Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) presents “Ask Me” (a Mentor/Mentee Sessions Webinar Initiative).
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One Nigerian, Oloye Ayodele Samuel is among the 363 journalists jailed for practising the profession in 2022 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ in its annual prison census released on December 14 stated that the number of reporters deprived of their freedom as of December 1, 2022, is 20% higher than that
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Fifteen journalists and other professionals have been trained in Mobile Journalism by Media Mentors Network. The two weeks programme had five days of online sessions and three days physical training held in Minna, Niger state. The training sessions included basics of Mobile journalism, tools for Mobile journalism, photo editing, text animation and video editing. The
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It’s becoming worrisome that up-and-coming journalists fall out with their editors because of inconsistent service delivery. In this article, Yusuf Adua, an investigative journalist, contextualised some of the difficulties he and most of his colleagues contend with that oftentimes strain the relationship between editors and promising journalists and suggests possible solutions to the misunderstanding.
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The Governing Council of the Lagos State University, Ojo (LASU) has confirmed the promotion of Dr Jide Jimoh of the institution’s School of Communication, as Professor of Journalism. Jimoh announced his promotion in a Facebook post on Thursday evening, stating, “It’s now official!” ” What can I say unto the Lord? All I want to
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A Nigerian Journalist, Aanu Adeoye has joined the Financial Times (FT) as the West Africa Correspondent based in Lagos. His appointment was announced by the Africa Editor of FT, David Pilling @davidpilling in a tweet on August 1 Pilling wrote: “Thrilled to announce that @aanuadeoye is joining as our new West Africa Correspondent based in
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With the support of a fully-funded training, African Foundation for Young Media Professionals is empowering early-career media enthusiasts to be better practitioners, writes Tijani Abdulkabeer The African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) whose mission is to propagate media capacity development is providing young media and communications professionals with the skills and resources they
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In an evolving world of digitization where it’s as if the print media is daily losing its value and audience to the online media, the Podium Magazine has launched its print edition. The Podium which started with an online edition via www.thepodiummedia.com had a formal unveiling of its print edition, the Podium International Magazine, on
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Blessing Osambor reports on the panel discussion on challenges journalists have to cope with in the digital era. Are journalists reporting better stories in the digital space? Is it easier for journalists to have more access to information because of the internet? What is the digital era’s impact on freedom of expression? These and many
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