Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards by top media organisations in Nigeria will hold on December 8 and 9 in Lagos.
The venue of the programme which will include the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting is NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, off Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to a statement by the Executive Director of WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, representatives of the Media and Journalism (MAJ) cohort of the MacArthur Foundation – the Bayero University Kano, International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP), Wadata Media & Advocacy Centre (WAMAC), Daily Trust Foundation, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, Civic Hub, Tiger Eye, British Broadcasting Corporation and the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), will lead the initiative for the cohort of 18 organisations.
“The multi-panel conference and awards provide a platform for a global audience to reflect on the state of democracy, the media profession, the practice of investigative journalism, and collectively decide on strategies to amplify the importance of the work of investigative reporters and the voices, especially marginalised ones, the media works to protect, with special focus on Nigeria and Africa. The event will include a multi-panel plenary for conversations and debates, explainer sessions, and registration-based practical classes,” Alaka stated.
WSCIJ launched the In-depth Media Conference in 2020 with the theme – ‘Masked not silenced’, to mark the 15th anniversary of the annual award programme. With the collaboration of the MAJ partners, the initiative has been rebranded and expanded to serve as a platform for veritable reflection on global issues, strategy, and action, to amplify the work of investigative reporters for democracy, accountability, and good governance.
The public presentation of the award will this year, serve as the closing ceremony of the conference and awards. Investigative journalists from print, online, photo, cartoon, television and radio genres will be honoured for their ethical reporting courage, individual creativity, and public benefit.
The event will be more focused on physical participants, but there will be an option for participants who are unable to attend in person to join online.
