Even on Workers’ Day, while many are resting and celebrating, journalists are still hard at work, tirelessly striving to bring the latest news to society. They are the unsung heroes, the real MVPs, who face challenges head-on to gather information for the public, for you. Despite facing daunting situations, journalists persevere. They are tough and […]
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The concept of the Communication Festival held at the University of Lagos by the institution’s Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) from April 16-17th is unique and commendable. Unlike most town and gown capacity development programmes usually initiated by media departments/Faculty and student associations when experienced professionals are invited to share their knowledge and experiences, the festival
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I stumbled on the tributes to Lisa Yanick Litwiller, a former Center for Public Integrity director of audience who recently died of cancer surrounded by her family at home in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in a Newsletter link by the Online News Association. Reading through the article titled Former Public Integrity Newsroom Leader Lifted up Forgotten
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At 50, Punch Nigeria Limited, publishers of The Punch and other titles has every reason to elaborately celebrate as it has done in past weeks. The colourful novelty match, art exhibition of its past photos and cartoons, lecture by an eminent personality, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and dinner with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and
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In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024, MCDN acknowledges the need for improvement in the representation and participation of women in the media industry. As recent numbers show, there is a substantial disparity in female representation in media leadership as opposed to their male counterparts. Balancing the homefront and raising a family with long work
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Media practitioners and innovators from the different sectors and genres of the media ecosystem this week gathered in the Nairobi National Museum Kenya for the Africa Media Festival 2024. Hosting diverse media professionals from journalists to podcasters and content creators, to researchers, publishers and media product builders, Baraza Media Lab’s second edition of the
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On February 16, 2024, a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the Federal Government should investigate attacks against journalists, and prosecute and punish perpetrators of such attacks. The court also directed the government to take measures to prevent further attacks on journalists while ensuring that all journalists who are victims of attacks have access
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Our Correspondent, Aderoju Noah shares insights from an election coverage report and webinar on how journalists can improve coverage of elections. The answers to two pertinent questions I have been searching for several months easily presented themselves in my inbox last week. The two questions are: How did Nigeria media cover the 2023 general elections?
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Our correspondent, Noah Aderoju writes on the need for journalists and media organisations to ensure the security of audience data in their care. Virtually all news publishing websites of media houses now have an Opt-In tab for email newsletter subscriptions where interested readers who would like to get content subsequently in their emails exchange their
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Among the students who were admitted to study mass communication at the University of Lagos in 1985, that’s more 38 years ago is an elderly Colman Obasi. Everything about him indicated he was indeed, above the rest of us, as he was elderly: in carriage and mature with depth class contributions. He exuded maturity, experience
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