Lekan Otufodunrin who recently ‘retired’ from The Nation Newspapers in a series of tweets writes of essential work conditions of services journalists must insist on having. Journalists who write about the rights of other workers should read the details of the conditions of service in their organizations and know what they are signing for. We […]
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Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube, Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher on the need to strengthen the continent’s financial media capacity. Our profession on the continent suffers from a public trust deficit which we must attend to without further delay. And this is because of a combination of reasons. I will deal with the two most important namely;
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A former Senior Information Officer at the Media and Corporate Affairs of Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, Ayo Ajayi has launched Edutorial www.edutorial.ng , an online education magazine. The magazine according to Ajayi, a graduate of Journalism and Book Publishing seeks to promote and celebrate the values of education in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. The name
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Development Communications Consultant, Fiona Marwa in this interview with Lekan Otufodunrin offers suggestions on how to maximise learning opportunities and events in Africa and speaks on her career aspirations. Profile Fiona Marwa (nee Musana) is a Development Communications Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in facilitation, learning, programming and communications strategy development in various
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Although LEKAN OTUFODUNRIN, media career development specialist did not have a female boss in his many years in the newsroom, various female journalists and media professionals played one major role or the other in helping him to achieve his career dreams. “I definitely cannot name all of them, but in commemoration of the International Women’s
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(A digital Security Guide for Civil Society, journalists, Web Developers and Active) By Co-Creation Hub, OSIWA How do you stay safe in the age of hackers, internet fraudsters and ATM scammers? To answer this, Co-Creation Hub developed SafeOnline, a free digital security guide for civil society, journalists, web developers and active citizens. SafeOnline guide
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Sekinah Lawal, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is a distinguished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,
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Cokey Ugonma, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) is an accomplished journalist whose outstanding performance in the various positions she has held in her career confirms that women are as capable as their male counterparts in the media profession. In commemoration of the 2109 International Women’s Day,
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Gender audit of major newspapers in Nigeria by Journalists for Christ (JFC) International Outreach in commemoration of the 2019 International Women’s Day confirms that only very few women occupy top editorial positions in the country. JFC calls for conscious efforts to redress the imbalance and give more women the opportunity to be involved in major
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Funmi Falobi, Lead/Editor of Social Development News in this special report to commemorate the 2019 International Women’s Day writes on the need to have more women in the management of media houses in Nigeria. World over, the society has put the men in more advantageous positions over the women. The situation is even worse
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