Lives begin to end the day people become silent about the things that matter; as hushed, repressed voices are killers of rights and freedom of expression in a society where democracy is said to be the system of government in operation. This becomes of great concern to patriotic citizens who cannot imagine democracy without a […]
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Excerpt from remarks by Deputy Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Jennifer Foltz at Press Freedom Movie Screening and Panel Discussion “Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at American Corner, Port Harcourt A free, professional, and responsible media supports democratic principles. It also informs current public policy debates so that
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Ade Ogidan, former Managing Director of Daily Independent Newspaper writes on the death of the former Chairman, Editorial Board of the newspaper, Innocent Duru recalling his contributions to reviving the publication. It has been most difficult for me to script this mournful message in respect of my darling friend, colleague and confidant, Donatus Duru,
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Nineteen and a half years after joining Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah last week formally assumed a new position in Dubai, UAE, as the Vice President, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, Airtel Africa Plc, with responsibility for 14 countries. Before the appointment, Oparah was Director and Vice President, Corporate Communication & CSR in the Nigeria
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In continuation of his songs inspired articles, Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the desire of journalists to be well renumerated, based on the song THIS YEAR sung by Afropop musician, Iledare Oluwajuwonlo, popularly known as Jaywon. This year is already in its second month, but I can’t help repeatedly singing the song
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Wisdom Udo, a student of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos writes on the virtual launch of the 2022 BBC Komla Dumor Award launch he joined along with some other student journalists from Nigeria. Some kinds of news have the power to change your mood especially when it is a good one. I
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Tony Ademiluyi, Co-Founder of The Vent Republic Media – www.theventrepublic.com and a freelance writer, shares his media entrepreneurship experience offers advice for aspiring publishers. Slightly over a decade ago when I finished the mandatory National Youths Service Corps, I was confident that I would conquer the media world. My dream was to work for
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The recent announcement of the change of the name of the former Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) to Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) did not come to us as a surprise. Based on the various programmes implemented by the centre, not only in Nigeria but the West Africa region, for about
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In the first month of 2022, 2023 may seem far, but for power mongers and their supporters sharing fake photos and fake news to damage the reputation of their perceived opponents election year is here already. As usual, when an election is near, the game of interest would be more fierce, and it is saddening
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I wonder why bloggers are usually regarded as journalists by the public. While their work seems similar, there are apparent differences people should know. What journalism involves is more than blogging: the way journalists do their work is entirely different. In this era of the digital age, the public needs to know that bloggers are
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