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COVID-19: ‘Journalists deserve frontline workers status’

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Participatory Communication for Gender Development Initiative (PAGED) has trained journalists on covid-19 response and safety as part of frontline workers. The two-day capacity building workshop was organised for journalists from Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, Taraba and Gombe, held in Bauchi State and was sponsored by the European Union (EU). A Media Consultant, Mr Ibrahim Iliyasu, the […]

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How student journalists can excel in journalism – Adejumo

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To excel in journalism, student journalists have been advised to be responsible and learn the necessary skills trained journalists should have beyond being able to write. The Assistant Head of Premium Times South West Operations, Kabir Adejumo offered the advice at the Journalism Students’ Association (JSA) Day of the Lagos State University School of Communication

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What to do about depression in newsrooms, on the beat

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Ashishana Justina, The Nation’s correspondent in Niger State in her #Journo-Inspiration series writes about a recent case of suicide due to depression and makes a case for journalists to pay attention to their mental health In journalism, oftentimes, we fight the battle of others but when it comes to issues affecting us, no one cares

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Nigeria off CPJ’s Global Impunity Index on Killing of journalists

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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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Journalists must master storytelling, engagement- Obe

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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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‘Why Coastal Journalism is necessary globally’

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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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