Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times writes that Credible content that audiences value and new sources of revenue needed to sustain newsrooms The poster boy for robust health in the media industry used to have decidedly Indian features. Even as their counterparts elsewhere languished, Indian media houses were once busy launching new titles, snapping up […]
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In commemoration of the World News Day, we asked our interns, Oloruntimilehin Ayomide and Adeyemi Temitayo , to speak to with fellow students on the importance of news to them. Excerpts from the interviews reproduced below: ADEOLA DANIEL OLUWASEGUN, Tai Solarin University of Education How important is news to you? News to me is a
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What does it take to become a leader in the newsroom? Lekan Otufodunrin offers some nuggets for aspiring journalists Know your job very well and do it even if you are not acknowledged. It will count for you sooner or later in your organization or somewhere else. Do more than you are assigned to do
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What has journalism got to do with Artificial Intelligence? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the skills that will define the future of the media profession. In the heat of the arguments on the appointment of Seun Onigbinde, co-founder of BudgIT as Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and Planning, a journalist made a
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Wale Fatade reviews media reporting in Nigeria and says “our journalism is bland and devoid of the humanity and empathy that can and might, galvanize citizens into action.” Two recent happenings reminded me of my pet theory of “humanizing” journalism practice in Nigeria. Pardon me if humanizing journalism sounds oxymoronic, after all, what is
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Lagos NUJ Chairman, Dr Qasim Akinreti pays tribute to Mr Fola Adeyemi who recently retired from the Lagos State Civil service. Effectively Monday, September 2, 2019, the curtains are drawn and files closed on a memorable and remarkable 35 years of public service at the Ministry of Information and Strategy for ‘Uncle Fola Adeyemi”. He came,
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Oloruntimilehin Ayomide, an intern with Media Career Development Network (MCDN), from Lagos State Polytechnic, writes on his experience during a visit to The Nation Newspapers headquarters in Lagos As an intern, I had my first media advocacy tour experience with the Journalists for Christ (JFC) team that visited The Nation Newspapers office in Lagos on
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Wale Fatade, journalist and Executive Director of Media Support Centre writes on the likely successor of Gbenga Omotoso, Editor of The Nation who has been screened to be a member of the Lagos State cabinet. It was not an unexpected piece of news. As perhaps the longest-serving newspaper editor in the country, seemingly immune to
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Fisayo Soyombo, Pioneer Editor of The Cable, former editor with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, now ‘Roving Editor’. in this interview with Media Career Development Network team speaks on investigative journalism and online media publishing in Nigeria We seem to have too many one-man websites all over the place. What do you think
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Wale Fatade writes on the recent death of a youth corps member with Channels TV while covering the Shi’ites protests in Abuja Ijeoma Onyeator could not contain herself on Monday, July 22, while anchoring the 10 pm news on Channels TV. She tried but failed, in holding back tears as she reported the killing
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