In a review of the curriculum vitae of the new Managing Director of Raypower FM/ Radio Services, Lekan Otufodunrin highlights the major lessons from his career journey What you become is not necessarily based on what you studied Although a graduate of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University […]
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Lekan Otufodunrin, journalist and media career development specialist highlights three investigative reports that resulted in action being taken by the authorities concerned. On December 1, 2016, the National Board for Technical Education ( NBTE) announced the indictment and sacking of 12 lecturers of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi for sex- for- marks and other related offences.
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* A 2014 graduate of Mass Communication wins £1000 prize in a journalism award in 2016 and you tell me there is no money in journalism, give me a break. * Many journalists are not poor because they are not well paid, many are simply blind to ethical opportunities to make money in the profession.
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Seun Akioye, Assistant Editor, The Nation newspapers during the December 2016 Media Career Q&A shares his view on what makes an award-winning story. I am much flattered. I cannot claim to be an expert at this but I will offer what I have noticed. The first thing I always say is to always put all
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Femi Babatunde, Communication specialist explains the benefits of media awards for journalists I must say that media awards surely play important roles in advancing the careers of journalists. Interestingly, only recently, a study was conducted in preparation for the Dimond Awards for Media Excellence, DAME’s, Silver Jubilee. The thrust of the study bothered on knowing
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Eniola Toluwani, Correspondent, The Punch during the December 2016 Media Career Q&A shared his experience as a campus journalist and how he eventually got a job in national newspapers I developed interest in journalism right from my 100-Level days. I told a cyber café attendant I could write and he recommended me to a magazine
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What’s the big deal about blogger and media entrepreneur, Linda Ikeji? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the missed opportunities that Linda and others have taken advantage of. I had my first email account, lotufodunrin@hotmail.com in 1998, a year after Linda Ikeji, Nigeria’s number 1 blogger, finished secondary school at 16 going to 17. By 2006 when
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What’s the big deal about blogger and media entrepreneur, Linda Ikeji? Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the missed opportunities that Linda and others have taken advantage of. I had my first email account, lotufodunrin@hotmail.com in 1998, a year after Linda Ikeji, Nigeria’s number 1 blogger, finished secondary school at 16 going to 17. By 2006 when
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Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, Debo Adesina on October 20, 2016 delivered the University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association Distinguished Lecture. In the lecture entitled Vessels in a storm, Adesina a 1986 graduate of the department reviewed the state of the journalism practice against the background of new media technological developments and offer tips
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Publisher and CEO of The Interview Magazine, Azubuike Ishiekwene has shared five lessons he has learnt in the first year of publishing his monthly magazine. In his weekly column of September 9, 2016 published in Leadership Newspaper entitled Journey to a start-up, Azubuike, former Executive Director, Publications of The Punch said “There’s nothing in the
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