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‘What traditional media, publishers, journalists must know about online publishing’

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Alade Abiodun recently clocked four as Online Editor of Daily Trust. In this Online interview with Lekan Otufodunrin, Abiodun recalls how he got the job, his experience and thoughts on maximising online publishing by media organisations and individual journalists. Congratulations on your fourth job anniversary at Daily Trust. Can you recall how you got […]

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Book Review: An encounter with success

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A Review of Azuh Arinze’s duology-“Encounters: Lesson from my journalism Career” and “Success is NOT served a la carte.” By Emeka Oparah Let me begin, as is the tradition, by thanking my brother Azuh Arinze for finding me worthy to review his books. I consider that a privilege and I will not take the honour

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Media layoffs: Repositioning for your comeback

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Oluwatomisin Amokeoja writes on the options opened to journalists laid off in media organisations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic reasons. It is no longer news that professionals in the media industry are getting laid-off or furloughed like in any other industry all over the world. The harsh economic effect of COVID-19 among

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Multiple streams of income: My payment record

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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist shares his streams of income over the years, from journalism and related media work. I recently shared a tweet about the possible list of multiple streams of income for journalists. I highlighted some opportunities and some colleagues responded to my request for additional ones I may not

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How to think BIG on Sundays and other days

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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist in Nigeria writes on a favourite hashtag that inspires him every Sundays and on other days #ThinkBigSundayWithMarsha I can’t remember how I stumbled on the hashtag. It must have been on one of those Sundays when I was going through my Twitter feeds in search of any tweet

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Tribute: My encounter with Funtua Mr consider it done – NUJ Chairman

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My heavy heartfelt condolence to the family of Mallam Ismailia Isa Funtua, an elder statesman, Publisher Defunct Democrat Newspapers, Former President Newspapers ProprietorsAssociation Of Nigeria, NPAN, business mogul and Chairman Governing Council of The Nigerian Institute Of Journalism, NIJ., who died on Monday from cardiac arrest, according to reports. His is a great loss to

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Google $5,000 grant: Why some got, others didn’t and how to get grants

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Media Career Development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin reviews the recent award of relief funds for media organisations by Google and explains the selection process and other ways of getting support. If your media organization applied for the Google $5,000 Journalism Emergency Relief Fund for news organisations to support them to increase their capacity to cover the

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COVID-19: Survival options for media in Nigeria

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Worried by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media industry, Media Rights Agenda and BONews Service recently held a Twitter Chat with the theme: Ensuring the Survival of Media in the Face of a Global Pandemic – The Role of Governments. Panellists during the chat included Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of Premium Times, Toun

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Employment: Why your social media pages, writings matter

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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist writes on the importance of professional online engagements for media job seekers. I recently reposted an old, but still timely content on www.mediacareerng.org website titled 7 Professional ways to get your dream job. The article reiterated why Social media is supposed to be more for professional engagement than

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Media, panacea for sustainable business development in Africa

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Presentation by Lekan Otufodunrin at the Africa Students Entrepreneurs Summit organized by RoundNews on the contribution of the media to sustainable business development in Africa. June 29, 2020 Greetings to all participants in this programme. I want to thank the organisers, Round News for the invitation to speak at this African Students Entrepreneurs Summit initiative. I’m

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