The Making of the Nigerian flagship: A story of The Guardian will be launched in Lagos on Thursday, one of the authors of the book and pioneer Agriculture and Science Correspondent, O’Seun Ogunseitan in this Facebook post recalls the nostalgic era of the newspaper’s first 10 years. It is not every day that some 400 […]
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How important is social media to enhancing the career of journalists? Lekan Otufodunrin, media career development specialist shares nine points every journalist should reflect on. Before social media, we have been accomplished and successful journalists. VERY TRUE: Long before the coming of social media, many journalists have accomplished great heights in the profession. As a
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Brand activism can improve your organisation’s reputation and offer other benefits. Read to learn the meaning of brand activism and how to approach brand activism campaigns. What is Brand Activism? In their book Brand Activism: From Purpose to Action, Philip Kotler and Christian Sarkar defined brand activism as; “[A series of] business efforts to promote,
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Lekan Otufodunrin, Managing Editor www.mediacareerng.org writes on suggestions for female journalists on how to excel in the profession at the webinar on Monday, March 15 by the #ReportWomenNetwork to mark International Women’s Day 2021. Sharon Ijasan of Television Continental and Theodora Aidoo, a Ghanaian multimedia journalist @Face2faceAFRICA are two graduates of the Nigerian Institute of
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Philip Amiola , a teacher, writer and spiritual entrepreneur writes on the need for all to commit to addressing underlying issues of sexual predation and abuses through a deliberate process that enforces proper behaviour and reinforces the right values. Following the very sad outcomes of the End SARS protests and other waves of bad news
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How can journalists, writers get paid for their skills? Lekan Otufodunrin, a media career development specialist, shares some thoughts on skills they should learn to monetise. One of the things that have helped me in maximising digital and other opportunities, even though I am not a digital native journalist, is my insatiable quest to know
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To mark the 2021 International Women’s Day #IWD2021 on Monday, March 8, with the theme #ChooseToChallenge we are working on having on a weeklong content celebrate women in the media and highlight the gender bias and inequality in our profession. We welcome contributions on various aspects of the theme including the following: *Unforgettable Veteran Media
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Head of Education Desk at The Nation Newspapers, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie on Monday asked on Twitter if anyone can relate to the situation where journalists sometimes meet a person who makes an interview “sooo difficult that you wonder why you have to go through such embarrassment because you are trying to do your job.” The
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In the inaugural February 9, 2021 edition of #MediaSchoolNotes we shared some helpful reflective thoughts for journalists and media organisations. *It’s not the number of stories you publish on your websites that matters, it’s the quality of the stories, how well you are able to optimise it, how engaging your social media posts is and
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On the February edition of our weekly #MediaSchoolNotes weekly session on Twitter, we briefly addressed four key career questions journalists usually want answers for. Are there media jobs for young graduates? There are not enough for every job seekers, but the few that are available demands proofs of editorial content and production one has done.
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