Awards

Apply to win $47,500 photography awards

Applications are now open for the International Photography Awards (IPA) where photographers stand a chance of winning up to $47,500.

The International Photography Awards conducts an annual photography competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global level, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.

The IPA recognises photography’s leading talents who are creating, shaping and defining the world of photography today.

So far, the organisation has awarded over $290,000 in cash prizes to reward photographers all over the world.

Winners of the awards will be honoured by receiving the coveted Lucie Statue at the Lucie Awards Gala.

APPLY HERE

 

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See full list of 25 most powerful Nigerian female journalists

Women in Journalism Africa (WiJAfrica) has announced the full list of 25 most powerful female journalists in Nigeria. READ HERE

 

VACANCY: Communications manager wanted at STER

Applications are open for the post of communications manager at Stand To End Rape (STER). APPLY HERE

 

TV, radio journalists can apply for 2020 AIBs awards

DEADLINE: JUNE 26, 2020Applications are now open for the 2020 Association for International Broadcasting (AIBs) Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Meet the 2020 One World Media Fellows

The 2020 One World Media Fellowship has announced that it has selected twenty fellows for the distinguished programme. READ HERE

 

People’s Check will become an authority in fact-checking globally ― Founder

People’s Check, a student-run fact-checking organisation which aims to reduce information disorder and fake news in Nigeria was founded by Quadri Sultan, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the Lagos State University, Ojo. In this interview, Sultan shares the aspiration of the organisation amid the challenges facing fact-checking in Nigeria. READ INTERVIEW HERE

 

Apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards

DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2020 ― Interested applicants can now apply for the 2020 edition of the annual African Fact-Checking Awards. APPLY HERE

 

IWMF unveils winners of 2020 Courage in Journalism Awards

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has unveiled the winners of the 2020 Courage in Journalism Awards. SEE FULL LIST

 

Use investigative journalism to develop Nigeria, experts urge campus journalists

As part of efforts to rid the country, particularly the education sector of corruption, campus journalists in Nigeria have been urged to focus more on investigative journalism. READ MORE

 

Apply for $5,000 science journalism awards 

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2020 – Kavli Foundation is accepting applications for the 2020 edition of the Science Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for 2020 Online Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: JUNE 4, 2020 – The Online News Association (ONA) is accepting entries for the 2020 Online Journalism Awards which recognises excellence in digital reporting. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Fetisov Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2020 ― Representatives of professional journalism organisations (unions/associations/societies) and freelance journalists are eligible to apply for the 2020 Fetisov Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE

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