Aspiring Public Relations professionals have been urged to develop requisite skills to prepare them for a career in the industry. The advice was given by speakers at the seventh edition of the virtual Public Relations Students on Campus Summit organized by the Nigerian Women in Public Relations for students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. “ […]
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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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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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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin shares his experience with supporting interns and offers tips on how to get placements and maximise the opportunities Dear Intern, Greetings from your senior colleague who was an intern in the defunct National Concord Newspaper in 1984. 1984 is a long time ago, but I have remained interested in
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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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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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