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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On 20th January, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and Social Justice founded by globally acknowledged Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, marked the first anniversary of its commencement of publication. In his message from the Editor-in-Chief, Soyombo recalled the promises the organization made at inception which included that it will practice journalism beyond press releases; truth
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin reviews the trend of many journalists launching general interest websites and offers his candid view on options to consider. When I resigned from The Nation Newspaper in December 2018, some of my colleagues assumed that starting my own news website will be one of my options. They had
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Media Career Development Specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the need for journalists to have a vision for and mission for their career. In her last email message for 2021 titled Pain Pushes Until Vision Pulls, Thoela DeBoSe, a former Washington Post Reporter, wrote that her vision for 2022 is to relaunch her Career Change BootCamp online
There is life in Journalism and outside it. What’s your vision? Read More »
After hosting 29 successive editions of its annual presentation, the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) qualifies to be described as Africa’s longest-running and most consistent media awards programme. 560 awards later in diverse fields of media work, DAME is a long-distance runner that has discharged its mandate creditably. That mandate is to give the
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Nowadays, the issue isn’t with why the media covers terrorism or problem-related issues; it is with how the media covers it. The media, given the circumstance of this digital age and publications by bloggers, on a whole, covers terrorist activities or problem-related issues by exaggerating anecdotes, especially about who is to blame, repeating the same
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On Saturday, November 20, 2021, the monthly fellowship of Journalists For Christ was held in Lagos with New Media Specialist, experienced journalist, Corporate Communication expert and researcher, Akin Olaniyan as the guest speaker. The theme of the fellowship which he spoke on was The Pursuit of Excellence in the media. Expectedly, Olaniyan, presently Lead Strategist
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It is known that students tend to engage in extracurricular activities. Perhaps they have rebuked the ideology of “books only” or they discover that they have their unique potentials. Either way, students are now fond of doing and learning things not taught in class. And I hold it as education too. It is an education
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The need for the media to constantly hold the government accountable to the people has been restated at the just concluded 8th conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Port-Harcourt. Guest speakers, panellists and discussants who made the call in their speeches and presentations stated that the media should effectively
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