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Stakeholders list four-point survival strategies for media

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Media owners, managers and practitioners have been urged to become more digital in their operations in order to survive. They also need to be more creative, innovative and technology-driven according to the recommendations in a communique issued at the end of the National Media Virtual Roundtable jointly organised by ActionAid Nigeria and Journalists Against Poverty. […]

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Tips for participating in virtual meetings/webinars

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Following the lockdown and restriction of movement to curb the spread of coronavirus, virtual meetings/webinars have become an alternative for physical meetings and training sessions. Kehinde Adegboyega offers tips on how to prepare to participate and maximize online sessions. Set up your calendar and reminder. It’s very easy to forget that you have a webinar

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Save the media industry from collapse, NUJ urges FG

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The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), calls on Journalists as the watchdog of the society and the “fourth estate of the realm” to encourage freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution, the fundamental objectives contained in chapter II of the Constitution and uphold the responsibility of accountability of the

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My 50 days lockdown in Italy diary – Nigerian Publisher

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Olubunmi Fagade Ekhator, Publisher of Afroline Magazine in Italy writes of her experience of working from home since March 5, 2020, due to the lockdown over Coronavirus The first time I heard about this virus was early January. A friend who works for the United Nations warned about a kind of virus ravaging in Wuhan,

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COVID-19: Media, storytelling and social mindset

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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the role of media, storytellers and content producers in the campaign against the spread of COVID-19 Apart from medical professionals, if there is one other major group of professionals that should play a crucial role in curbing the pandemic we all have on our hands globally, it is media professionals, including

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Getting a story from my first Zoom experience

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Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, Head of Education desk of The Nation Newspapers shares her first experience using Zoom. With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting opportunities for physical events, I realised that I had to rely more on technology to get my stories. I also realised that I couldn’t just limit myself to covering my beat – Education –

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When the pandemic ends: Counting our losses

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Blaise Aboh, Lead Partner, Orodata Science(ODS) writes on the grim reality of the post-COVID-19 pandemic period. As of 8th April, the global Coronavirus cases according to Worldometer stand at 1,432,409, the number of deaths at 82,114, number of recoveries at 302,303. Active cases are 1,047,992, that is, patients that are currently infected. 95 per cent

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How much risk should journalists take?

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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the advice for journalists on how much risk they should take in their bid to get the best stories Why should a journalist risk being killed in order to investigate or cover a story? Put in another way, is there any story worth dying for? This was one of the

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At 30 in Writing: My unforgettable mentors

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Abdulwarees Solanke, Ag. Deputy Director of Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Voice of Nigeria pays tribute to two of his mentors in his media career. Mentors come as rainbow, in different colours, all appealing. Their roles in our lives remain the same. They give us direction. They bring out the best in us. They lead us out of

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