Our intern from the Department of Mass Communication, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Olamide Ayoade reviews “The Journalist You Ought To Be” by media career development specialist, Lekan Otufodunrin. If you want a book that offers a thorough exploration of media career development, blending practical advice with inspirational guidance, “The Journalist You Ought To Be” by […]
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Heritage Kehinde of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (UNILAG), writes about her first week of internship experience at Media Career Development Network. For a long time now, I have anticipated my internship experience so much because it would be my first work experience as a student. I was looking forward to it
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Today, the largest proportion of consumers of media content falls in the youth category, requiring that media content producers must always factor the needs of the youth in their processes and schedules if they must be relevant, competitive and impactful on this critical segment of the population and gain from their potentials and strength to
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In this review of the reporting of the #EndBadGovernance protests, Dr Tunde Akanni, Media and Conflict expert who is an associate professor at the Lagos State University writes that content creation is the worst form of mimicry for genuine journalism practice. Expectedly, this season of uncertainty unleashed on the nation by #EndBadGovernance campaigners is
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At 79, the death of our beloved father, mentor, guardian and senior colleague in international radio broadcasting was announced of Saturday 27th July,2024. For 54 years, Yusuf Lawal Saulawa bestrides the broadcasting world like a colossus. He started the broadcasting career as a TV Cameraman, Presenter, Announcer, Reporter and rose to the position of General
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We begin by thanking our good friends at The Nation and the leadership of our dear association, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, for giving us the opportunity to be here today to participate in what is a growing culture of appreciation for our profession, craft, and its leading lights. We are here today to share in
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While speaking at the recent 80th birthday ceremony in honour of accomplished media scholar and professional, Professor Olatunji Dare by the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and Vintage Press Limited, Publishers of The Nation Newspaper, veteran journalist and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba commended the NGE for the initiative. He also recalled
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director/Head, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria pays tribute to renowned journalism scholar and writer, Professor Olatunji Dare who clocked 80 on July 17,2024 My senior in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, UNILAG, in the mid-1980s, Lekan Otufodurin a few days ago dropped a nine-paragraph
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The conversation about AI in Journalism is no longer about whether it is good or bad but about how it can be used to enhance work and productivity. We have previously written about ways newsrooms can use AI and why journalists need to look out for the shortfalls of AI like its bias and a
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On July 3, 2024, UNICEF, Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME) and the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) met with some editors in Lagos in continuation of the partnership to protect children’s rights and welfare with the discussion focused on polio and malnutrition in Nigeria. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier signed on April 19 by
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