The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has invited application for its Open Contract Reporting Project OCRP, funded by MacArthur Foundation. The ICIR concluded the first phase of this project last December and is about to commence the second phase which aims to build the capacity of Nigerian journalists to investigate and report on budgetary […]
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Media Career Development Network recently held a workshop on Maximising media fellowships and awards. Below are some of the tips offered by Media Career Development expert, Lekan Otufodunrin Apply for as many as possible, chances are that you may not be successful the first, second or third time. There are many applicants each time there
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Review of 25 years of THISDAY Newspapers operation with an amazing success story and failed opportunities that could have made it a better paper. When THISDAY Newspaper made its debut in 1994 at the height of the agitation for the annulment of the June 12 election and the proscription of leading newspapers like The Punch,
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Founder of Orodata Science, Blaise Aboh writes on AI and Journalism, data visualization and other forms of augmented reporting with a call on newsrooms to come up with a long term strategy for use of the new tools. On August 21, 2019, I received a rare invitation from Michael Bloomberg to be a featured speaker and guest
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Oyinlola Awonuga reports on the training for female journalists and media entrepreneurs by Iluminate Nigeria Development Network. A Masterclass session for female journalists and media entrepreneurs has been held in Lagos by Illuminate Nigeria Development Network (INDN) with participants equipped on how to be their own boss in their various media endeavours. At the training
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By Oyinlola Awonuga Nigeria’s top investigative journalists, Fisayo Soyombo and Kiki Mordi have emerged winners of the inaugural Gatefield’s People Journalism Prize for Africa (PJPA) 2019. The prize is backed by a $3000 (N1,000,000) endowment from Gatefield, a Sub-Saharan Africa public strategy firm. In an announcement on Monday by Gatefield, the organisation said: “we could
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Lekan Otufodunrin writes on the need for traditional journalists to master the use of new media to maximise available opportunities When I speak and write repeatedly about the need for traditionally trained journalists to become new media savvy, the feedback I sometimes get is that I’m over stressing the issue. After all, some say, we
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By Oyinlola Awonuga The Executive Director of Media Career Development Network ( MCDN) Mr Lekan Otufodunrin has urged media organisations in the country to ensure more regular training of their staff. Otufodunrin made the call on Wednesday during a courtesy call to the Lagos office of Voice of Nigeria (VON) following the creation of Training
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By Lekan Otufodunrin Like in every industry, getting a media job is becoming more difficult with few openings for too many applicants to compete for. If you must really get a media job in 2020 you have to brace up for the stiff competition for the limited spaces available. Below are my thoughts on what
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Pioneer Chief Economist and former Chairman of the Editorial Board of BusinessDay newspaper, Dr Ogho Okiti on Monday, January 6 resumed as the new Managing Director of the publication. He announced his resumption in a tweet via his twitter handle @Dr_Okiti stating that he was delighted and expressed thanks for best wishes on his appointment.
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