We begin by thanking our good friends at The Nation and the leadership of our dear association, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, for giving us the opportunity to be here today to participate in what is a growing culture of appreciation for our profession, craft, and its leading lights. We are here today to share in […]
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While speaking at the recent 80th birthday ceremony in honour of accomplished media scholar and professional, Professor Olatunji Dare by the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and Vintage Press Limited, Publishers of The Nation Newspaper, veteran journalist and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba commended the NGE for the initiative. He also recalled
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Abdulwarees Solanke, Deputy Director/Head, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria pays tribute to renowned journalism scholar and writer, Professor Olatunji Dare who clocked 80 on July 17,2024 My senior in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, UNILAG, in the mid-1980s, Lekan Otufodurin a few days ago dropped a nine-paragraph
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The conversation about AI in Journalism is no longer about whether it is good or bad but about how it can be used to enhance work and productivity. We have previously written about ways newsrooms can use AI and why journalists need to look out for the shortfalls of AI like its bias and a
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On July 3, 2024, UNICEF, Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME) and the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) met with some editors in Lagos in continuation of the partnership to protect children’s rights and welfare with the discussion focused on polio and malnutrition in Nigeria. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier signed on April 19 by
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Considering the intense nature of journalism work that sometimes requires working round the clock, journalists should be very conscious of their well-being and health. Media work stresses that journalists should know enough of the various health risks they are susceptible to and promptly take necessary precautions or treatment. This is however not the case with
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If many journalists have their way, they would prefer not to have opted for a career in journalism, including those who are graduates of Mass Communication. They wish they had an opportunity in another industry sector rather than the media considering the perception that journalism is a poor-paying job with not much prospect of becoming
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The 2023 Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report, published by the Media Career Development Network is out. This report, according to the Executive Director of the MDCN, Lekan Otufodunrin, is created to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of media training in Nigeria. However, the 2023 report, the 4th edition, captured more as it
On Sunday, June 23, the Publisher of Church Times Nigeria, Gbenga Osinaike called out a national Newspaper and other unnamed Online platforms over the republishing of his exclusive content without crediting him. According to Osinaike, he wrote an exclusive story with the title “Adeboye: I will no longer take attack on me lightly” published on
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Congratulations to all our colleagues and other journalists I have seen online celebrating their induction as members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Becoming a certified member of NIPR is a good way of having additional career opportunities along with being an experienced journalist. Even without being a member of NIPR, many journalists
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