Media Programmes THISWEEK ( April 26- May 2) and UPCOMMING

Media programmes and opportunities scheduled for this week include an international conference, book launch and Tweet Chat. Monday, April 26- Sunday, May 2, 2021

Monday, April 26

International Symposium

The week-long The International Symposium on Online Journalism  online-only conference begins today

Please take a look at the amazing program the Knight Center has put together and register here!

It will start at 10 a.m. (U.S. Central Time) with a keynote session with the chairman and publisher of The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger. Every day during that week, we will have a keynote session, followed by a workshop and two panels.

To find out more details and read up on all things ISOJ, visit https://isoj.org.

 Tuesday, April 27

Experiences of Media and Communication Experts

The maiden edition of the South East Zone, Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), will be hosted by the Ebonyi State Chapter, in collaboration with the Department of Mass Communication, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.

Topic: A Journey through Communication Industry: Experiences of Media and Communication Experts

Guest Speakers:

  1. Prof Stella Chinyere Okunna, 1stFemale Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria, former Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, and former Dean, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
  2. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), former State House Correspondent, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and Consultant, United Nations Development Programme.

Time: 10am

Venue: Law Auditorium, CAS Campus, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Link to live event

Thursday, April 29

LIVE YOUR DREAM MASTER CLASS WITH PITCH SESSION

BY Yellow Bloom Consulting

Lead Speaker: Anikeade Funke Treasure, Broadcaster, John Maxwell Team Certified Coach, Speaker, Trainer

Call: 08147937878

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Book Launch

Launch of LOOK REALLY GOOD… How to Make Money & Increase Your Influence with Excellent Reputation by Samuel Adeyemi, Lead Strategist, Media DNA

GUEST SPEAKERS Mr. Yomi Badejo-Okunsanya

President, African Public Relations Association (APRA)

Topic: YOUR REPUTATION – THE GATEWAY TO PROSPERITY AND INFLUENCE

VENUE

Zoom. (No registration). Click here > https://cutt.ly/TvBPOM6

Meeting ID: 992 2661 0485

Passcode: 888087

TIME 4pm WAT 11am EST 3pm GMT

 SUNDAY, May 2, 2021

World Press Freedom Day

Tweet Chat with Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher, Premium Times on Resilient Campus Journalism: Key element in Education Reform

Time: 4pm (WAT)

Registration: bit.ly/WPFD2021

 

UPCOMING

SCIENCE REPORTING AWARD

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has invited entries for outstanding science reporting for the year 2020.

The Science Media 2021 Award is in two categories: Print and Broadcast, and is open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or science-related stories (health, environment, etc) in 2020.

The deadline for submission of entries is Monday, 3rd of May, 2021

Click for details

 

Agenda 2063 Women’s photojournalism Awards

Calling all African Photojournalists to showcase your work. Submissions are open for the “Agenda 2063 Women’s photojournalism Awards” and your picture stands a chance of winning amazing prizes. Deadline 3rd May 2021.

Click to apply

 

 

FREE ONLINE COURSE

FREE online course, “How to report safely: Strategies for women journalists and their allies,”  from May 3 to May 30, 2021 by the Knight Center at the University of Texas at Austin!

Learn how to register here! And sign up today!

 

 

ACSPN CALL FOR PAPERS

2nd reminder on the Call for Papers for the 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) on “Media and Citizens Participation in Governance for Accountability and Peace in Society “, holding from September 1-2, 2021, at Hotel Presidential, Aba Road, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. The theme of the Special Panel is: “Media, Democracy and Accountability”, while the theme of the 3rd ACSPN Female Researcher’s Panel is: “Governance, Women, Media and Inclusive Society.”

Please visit the ACSPN website www.acspn.com.ng  click on Call for Papers on the top left corner (It is beeping in red), and get the details, including the emails to send any conference-related correspondence.  You can also scroll down the page to “Call for Papers 2021 Conference”

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