Muhyideen Kolawole makes a case for more freedom for the Nigeria press which according to Article 19 continues to be hindered in various ways. It was a tough period of grievance and protest. Nigerians protested against the daily brutality of the police. It was an abuse of human rights, citizenship and a form of ‘milicrazy’. […]
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Despite the recent burning of the station during the #ENDSARS protest, the staff of Television Continental (TVC) still retain their jobs. The CEO of the station, Mr. Andrew Hanlon denied reports that about over 250 of their staff have lost their job following the arson attack on its studios in Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos. “The reference to
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Nigeria has dropped off the Global Impunity Index that spotlights countries where journalists are slain and their killers go free. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in its 2020 report released on Wednesday, October 28 titled Getting Away with murder disclosed that Nigeria is the only country to come off the index this year. One
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More than ever before, journalists need to master storytelling as media consumption habits keep changing due to a combination of access to the internet, mobile telephony and evolving digital technology Founder/Director The Journalism Clinic, Taiwo Obe stated this in a presentation at a virtual workshop in commemoration of the 55th birthday of Mr HAKEEM BELLO,
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Rafiqul Islam Montu, Coastal Journalism Specialist from Bangladesh is an accomplished award-winning journalist. In this interview with Media Career Development Network, he explains the concept of Coastal Journalism he initiated and its impact among other issues. What was your journalism background before commencing the Costal Journalism initiative? I am a coastal man. I was born
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How To Activate The Genius In You, by Daniel Adebayo highlights reasons why many graduates have not been able to use their acquired skills to enhance their personal lives. It also focuses on: How entrepreneurship education is key to personal and national development. The causes and cure for mass failures in school examinations and what
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Justina Asishana writes on major points from the Online Media Conference by School of Media and Communications (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University. Media audience needs new concepts and innovations that will keep them abreast of what is happening globally as they are tired of the old way journalism is practised. This was one of the key assertions by Publisher
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A list of 25 Most Powerful Women in the media in Nigeria – particularly journalism has been released by organisers of the annual Women in Journalism Africa conference. The list which has Managing Director of ARISE TV Ijeoma Nwogwugwu as No 1, according to WiJAfrica, is based on four criteria: the size and effectiveness of
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Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu of Leadership Newspapers writes on the online course she participated in with the support of the Media Career Development Network on why journalists should prioritize their mental health as they go about reporting the Covid-19 pandemic. Everybody needs this knowledge, but the journalists and other frontline workers (especially health workers) need it all
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Ag. Deputy Director, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Department, Voice of Nigeria makes a case for ethical journalism practise. In a 1000 word length article I penned and was published in a number of national dailies in 2018, I painted Journalism as an Art of a different genre, arguing that the ideal journalist is
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