The fourth edition of Women in Journalism Africa conference 2017, themed “PIONEERS, INNOVATORS AND THE BRAVE NEW WORLD”, was held on Thursday 6th of July at the Muson Centre in Lagos Nigeria. Some students from Yaba College of Technology who are interns at The Nation Newspaper in this compilation highlighted what they learnt at the […]
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Publisher of SimeonAteba.com, Simeon Ateba writes on the difference between being a professional journalist and an ‘overnight’ blogger. On July 10, I was at the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, the boisterous American capital for an aviation event. That building is where the United States Department of State, also known as the State Department, is
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Joseph Olaoluwa, a graduate of English and Literary Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University writes on his sojourn to and in The Nation. With the appropriate experience as a student journalist and veteran campus journalist in the eyes of many, one would think landing an internship with a top newspaper firm would be as easy as
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Fisayo Soyombo is one of the most celebrated investigative journalists in Nigeria. In this interview with FreePress Nigeria, he speaks about press freedom in Nigeria, emphasizing that journalism is a tool that can be used to advance the society. Watch this video and join in our question and answer poll on if the Nigerian press
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In commemoration of the World Sports Journalists Day, Segun Odunayo pays tributes to top Nigerian sports journalists Today marks the 23rd year of celebrating Sports Journalists across the world. Sports Journalists report about sporting activities and various happenings in the world of sports. In Nigeria and other countries across the globe, the advantages of this
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English is one of the most complex languages in existence today and it is the language of communication and journalism. With approximately 372 million speakers in 106 countries, it’s also one of the most widely spoken languages. As a journalist, whether English is your first, second, third or fourth language, there are always ways to improve
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After writing the first piece on this topic, I recalled buying a book titled Online Market for Writers: How to make money by selling your writing on the Internet by Anthony Tedesco and Paul Tedesco while returning from a trip abroad. The book first published in 2000 before social media became the in thing, contained
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In my free booklet, NewAge Journalism: Conversation with my daughter (Available in print and soft copy if you contact me by email: lekanagency@yahoo.com) the point was made about how journalists must explore earning payment from writing content for various platforms. I often get asked if I have a list of local and international platforms who will
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The restructuring at the Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, owners of Television Continental ( TVC) and Radio Continental that led to the sacking of 145 staff should not have come as a surprise to workers of the company and anyone conversant with the state of the media, locally and globally. With the alarming dwindling income from
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A journalist and poet, Mr Akeem Lasisi, has called on journalists to write books to enable a large number of people to benefit from their knowledge. “It shouldn’t be about covering events. The news reporting that we do everyday largely flows with the wind. “Where were the stories you and I wrote five years ago
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