Students from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) have proven their mettle at the 2024 Campus Journalism Awards; sweeping multiple honours and other awards. Yet, as this piece is being written, the school management deemed it necessary to remain apathetically inclined; this historic feat wasn’t even causally mentioned in the school bulletin! This lack of recognition […]
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In a bid to empower female journalists across Africa and Francophone countries, the African Women in Journalism Project (AWJP) – a prestigious initiative recognizing and celebrating exceptional women in journalism – in collaboration with the International Centre for Journalism Foundation (ICJF) and LightRay! Media hosted a networking session featuring Lady Ejiro Umukoro as the guest
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Every new year marks a milestone in the life of an individual, organisation or institution. For a professional, a new year adds to the number of years spent on the job or any endeavour he or she is engaged in. Therefore, the new year is an opportunity to review what has been accomplished in past years and
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Chair of the Panel of Judges for the 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (2024 WSAIR), Mrs Stella Din-Jacob, Director of News and Editor-In-Chief of TVC News has suggested how to improve investigative reporting in the country due to decline in the quality of entries submitted for the award. One of the categories for
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At the height of the activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, the truism of the reward for hard work being more work was unmistakable. It was an auspicious time to showcase the organisation’s efforts on the development of Artificial Intelligence, AI tools. Thus, some four
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Veteran journalist and media scholar, Dr Richard Ikiebe has advocated the adoption of local and community-focused journalism as the solution to the problems facing the Nigerian media. According to him, local media, serving relevant communities with the needed content through a model customised for their indigenous realities will prevent media outfits from making the same
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Elohor Elohor Orovwuje from Redeemers University, Ede writes on lessons she learnt from reading The Power of a Dream on the Late Founder of Journalists Against AIDS, (JAAIDS), Omololu Falobi who died in 2004. Falobi’s amazing story struck me in many ways and learnt important lessons. For instance, his resignation from The Punch in 2000
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Our graduate intern from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), JIMOH ELIZABETH OLUWASEYI writes on the enduring advocacy work by the founder of Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) who died on October 5, 2006. I really wished to have met you in person, after hearing so much about what you have done and seeing what
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In today’s rapidly evolving media landscape, the quest for truth in journalism remains as vital as ever. As newsrooms transition from print to digital platforms, journalists and content creators alike are grappling with the ethical dilemmas of delivering accurate information in an era where misinformation spreads at lightning speed. During a recent X space organized
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Fatemah Farag, Founder and Director of Welad ElBalad Media, Egypt underlines the vital role local journalism plays in empowering communities and sustaining democracy – and emphasises how they continue to provide critical, reliable information despite multiple, increasing challenges. Deep in the south of Egypt a young woman once told me “Being a journalist at a local
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