The media programmes scheduled for this week include fellowship deadline, workshop, Award, Lecture among others between Monday, November 30-Saturday, December 5, 2020. The programmes compiled by Oyinlola Awonuga are listed below with details
Monday, November 30, 2020
Deadline for Investigative Fellowships To Tackle Religious Intolerance
Applications for an intensive, free six-week online course that will teach data-driven forensic research techniques for analysing online extremism and militancy, along with investigative journalism skills for producing compelling multimedia storytelling about religious freedom and tolerance closes today.
The course, presented by leading international experts, will be followed by 10 weeks of one-on-one mentorship to help participants produce award-winning solutions journalism that will be published internationally. Participants will receive additional technical support from a team of data scientists, forensic researchers, infographic/interactive designers and news technologists.
TUESDAY, December 1, 2020
International Women’s Media Foundation Presents 30 Years Of Courage In Journalism Awards
International Women’s Media Foundation invites journalists for a Washington Post Live event to honour some of the world’s most courageous women journalists today.
The event hosted by Christiane Amanpour, the ceremony will honour the achievements of this year’s winners, Jessikka Aro (Finland), Yakeen Bido (Syria), Gulchera Hoja (China) and Solafa
Madgy (Egypt).
Time:5:30PM EST
Deadline for Nieman Fellowship
Applications for Nieman Visiting Fellowships, an academic year to better yourself as a leader, a thinker, an innovator, a journalist
closes today.
Candidates for the Nieman Visiting Fellowships complete a streamlined application that requires only biographical information, a résumé and a project proposal.
27th Newsrewired conference: Newsroom leadership in the times of disruption
Newrewired invites journalists for the last media conference of 2020 titled:” Post-pandemic journalism will be ‘more mission-driven’ public-service focused, and audience centred.’
Keynote speaker: Julie Posetti, global research director, international Centre for Investigative Journalists
This is three hands-on workshops that will bring practical ideas to make it happen. Simply put, the 27th Newsrewired event spotlights solutions to the problems brought about by the pandemic.
Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 10 December 2020, 3 – 5 pm GMT/10 am – 12 pm ET.
Click here to sign up:
WEDNESDAY, December 2, 2020
Network Of Reproductive Health Journalists, Nigeria (NRHJN) Presents 10th Anniversary Lecture On “Nigeria At 60 Progress And Opportunities For Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights Protection
Network Of Reproductive Health Journalists, Nigeria (NRHJN) invites Journalists for its 10th Anniversary Lecture titled: ‘Nigeria At 60 Progress And Opportunities For Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights Protection,’ today
The sub-theme for the 10th Anniversary lecture is on ” COVID-19, A Pandemic’s Assault On Gender-Based Violence And Reproductive Health System.”
The Chairman and Speakers of the 10th anniversary include: Prof.Akin Abayomi, Chairman & Host, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Kayode, Her Excellency Wife of Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Ayo Atsenuwa, Lecturer, Dean Faculty of Law, Unilag, Dr. Imam Wada, Secretary Kano Service Task Force On COVID-19, Magistrate Amina Garuba, Executive Chairperson VAPP Law Working Group, Bauchi State and Dr.Ejike Oji Chair BOT NRHJN& Chair AProtection
Time:9:00am
