Keynote by Martins Oloja, Editor-in-Chief, The Guardian, at the Nigerian Academy of Science 2021Media Award Dinner at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, June 18, 2021. I would like to thank the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) for the invitation to deliver this keynote on science journalism at this time. I have been […]
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A Correspondent of The Punch Newspaper, Tunde Ajaja and Assistant Chief Producer of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Funke Fayemi are the winners of the 2020 National Academy of Science (NAS) Science Media Award. Ajaja won the print category, while Fayemi is the winner of the broadcast category out of the 47 entries for the
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Journalists have been urged to fully understand scientific terms and issues to appropriately report them. Former Deputy Editor of The Nation, Dr Olayinka Oyegbile stated this in a presentation at the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) Media Roundtable in Lagos titled Reporting of Complex Science stories. According to him, the role of journalists is first
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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 award, established by the NAS
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Nigerian science writer, Abdullahi Tsanni has been named along with three others for the four early-career science journalism fellowship by The Open Notebook, (TON). The other fellows are Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, a PhD candidate in quantitative biosciences at Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, María Paula Rubiano A., Colombian freelance science journalist and Carolyn Wilke, Chicago-based freelance journalist.
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By Justina Asishana A Network to enhance communication between scientists and journalists in Nigeria, African Literacy Science Network has been launched Abuja. Launched in Abuja on Wednesday, the network is an initiative of TReND in Africa in collaboration with the University of Sussex, Francis Crick Institute (London), Yerwa Express-News and Science Communication Hub Nigeria. Seventy-four journalists and
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Being a keynote address delivered at the Nigeria Science Media Award at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja Lagos on the 23rd of October 2018 by Eugenia Abu, ace broadcaster and multimedia strategist I am absolutely delighted and deeply honored to have been invited to deliver the keynote at an event where the media and scientists gather together
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Former Head, Communication and Media Enterprise Department, Pan Atlantic University, Dr Isah Mommoh has urged journalists to elevate science reportage to national consciousness. He made the call during the Nigeria Academy of Science (NAS) Annual Award for Science Journalists and Appreciation Luncheon in Lagos. Speaking on the topic, ”Scientific journalism for award winning innovation and
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Entries have been invited for the 2015 Nigerian Academy of Science Media Awards for outstanding science reporting. The yearly awards, now in its 6th year, are endowed by the Nigerian Academy of Science to promote excellence in science and science-related journalism. The awards are open to all print and broadcast journalists who published science or
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