Resources
What to do if your startup fails
By Jeremy Caplan Most startups fail and few founders are prepared for the aftermath. Here are some steps to follow if you find yourself in this situation. Reflect on what worked and what didn’t After […]
Articles by I-79 Media Consults
Fellowships
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships 2020/2021 at Stanford University, USA
INTERNATIONAL DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH | US DEADLINE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH Each year, JSK bring together up to 20 fellows from around the world to work on ideas to address the most urgent problems facing […]
Fellowships
APPLY: International reporting trips for young journalists
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30TH The Heinz-Kühn-Foundation is set to award scholarships to young journalists from North-Rhine-Westphalia for six-week or three-month reporting trips in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The foundation also provides funds […]
Vacancies
Vacancies for content creator, social media manager, videographer, others
One of Nigeria’s foremost Online publishing platform has declared the following vacancies open: 1. Content Creator: Functional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Researching stories Preparing well-structured drafts using digital word processing and publishing […]
News
Premium Times partners NAN to curb fake news in Nigeria
The Executive Director of Premium Times, Mr Dapo Olorunyomi on Tuesday reiterated the need for media organisations to deploy facts-checking techniques to check the spread of fake news in the country. Olorunyomi made the call […]
Vacancies
VACANCY: Pidgin Editor at BBC
The BBC is looking for an excellent senior journalist to be the Editor of the Pidgin Language Service to deliver a dynamic range of digital, audio and video content. The Editor will report to the […]
Campus
Premium Times trains LASU campus writers on journalism ethics
Nigeria’s online news medium, Premium Times will train campus writers at the Lagos State University (LASU) on the ethics of the journalism. The “3 Days Journalism Workshop for Intending Campus Journalists” is slated to hold […]
Fellowships
2019 Falling Walls fellows unveiled
The Falling Walls has unveiled the list of eleven fellows for the 2019 edition of the fellowship programme. The freelance and full-time journalists and bloggers unveiled include Doreen Andoh, Mickael Barbieri, Rina Diane Caballar, Crystal […]
Awards
Iraqi photographer Ali Arkady wins Free Press Award 2019
Ali Arkady has won the Most Resilient Journalist Award for his exceptional courage and persistence. The award was presented to him at Free Press Live 2019 in The Hague. Other award winners include Elias Huuhtanen […]
Resources
FULL SPEECH: 2019 Carlos Cardoso Lecture delivered by Mimi Mefo
This address was delivered by award-winning journalist and former resident English PEN (the founding centre of PEN International) Mimi Mefo Takambou at the Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture at this prestigious African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019. “Even […]