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Misinformation, threat to democracy, governance ― Ghanaian Minister, Nkrumah

February 26, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Misinformation, threat to democracy, governance ― Ghanaian Minister, Nkrumah

Misinformation is today a major threat to democratic governance and the development of a reliable media that can serve the purpose of a civil community, Ghana’s Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, warned on Tuesday […]

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DUBAWA, transnational fact-checking organisation, launches in Ghana today

February 25, 2020 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on DUBAWA, transnational fact-checking organisation, launches in Ghana today

Ghana’s Minister of Information, Kojo Nkrumah, will Tuesday, February 25, at the Accra Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel give the keynote address at the country launch of Dubawa, the transnational fact-checking organisation, according to a statement […]

Vacancies

Vacancy: Researcher needed at Africa Check

December 4, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on Vacancy: Researcher needed at Africa Check

Application closes December 13, 2019 […]

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NUCJ to train members on fack-checking, data journalism

November 28, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off on NUCJ to train members on fack-checking, data journalism

The National Union of Campus Journalists, Nigeria (NUCJ) is set to train members of the union in the South-West on fact-checking and data journalism. The training which is part of the annual three days convention […]

Awards

  • News/Media Literacy Award for teachers and media organisations

    March 27, 2023 Comments Off on News/Media Literacy Award for teachers and media organisations
    DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2023 —The Global Youth & News Media is accepting nominations for the News/Media Literacy Award. Candidates can be anywhere in the world. News outlets on any platform as well as the nonprofits [...]
  • DIG Awards for investigative stories in video and audio formats
    March 22, 2023 Comments Off on DIG Awards for investigative stories in video and audio formats
  • Apply for Lorenzo Natali Media Prize
    March 22, 2023 Comments Off on Apply for Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

Fellowships

  • MTN Media Innovation Programme seeks applications

    March 22, 2023 Comments Off on MTN Media Innovation Programme seeks applications
    DEADLINE: APRIL 4, 2023 — Journalists in the Nigerian space are invited to apply for this MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). The media innovation programme is a certificate course run by the School of Media [...]
  • Apply for Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships
    March 19, 2023 Comments Off on Apply for Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships
  • Nigeria Health Watch’s fellowship for journalists covering epidemics
    March 16, 2023 Comments Off on Nigeria Health Watch’s fellowship for journalists covering epidemics

Environmentally

  • How miners put community in environmental degradation, violate Child Rights Act in Ekiti

    May 13, 2022 Comments Off on How miners put community in environmental degradation, violate Child Rights Act in Ekiti
    By Abdulwasiu Olokooba ― It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon at Ijero community in Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State. Although the sun was biting hard, it did not deter the illegal miners who were [...]
  • deforestation in Ekiti communities
    How ignorance, poverty drive illegal logging, deforestation in Ekiti communities
    May 12, 2022 Comments Off on How ignorance, poverty drive illegal logging, deforestation in Ekiti communities
  • How activities of recyclers contaminate Eleyele lake
    How activities of recyclers contaminate Eleyele lake
    May 9, 2022 Comments Off on How activities of recyclers contaminate Eleyele lake

Vacancies

  • AFP is hiring a Correspondent in Abuja

    March 27, 2023 Comments Off on AFP is hiring a Correspondent in Abuja
    DEADLINE: APRIL 14, 2023 — Agence France-Presse (AFP), a leading global news agency, is hiring a correspondent in Abuja, Nigeria. The position is for an English-language correspondent based in Abuja, covering Nigeria, Ghana and French-speaking [...]
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    TheCable is hiring news and business editors in Lagos
    March 16, 2023 Comments Off on TheCable is hiring news and business editors in Lagos
  • Senior editor needed at Committee to Protect Journalists
    March 14, 2023 Comments Off on Senior editor needed at Committee to Protect Journalists

Grants

  • Filmmakers can apply for Sundance Institute Documentary Fund

    March 22, 2023 Comments Off on Filmmakers can apply for Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
    DEADLINE: APRIL 17, 2023 — Filmmakers can apply for the 2023 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Programme (DFP) that prioritises support for independent nonfiction films. The documentary fund supports work that expresses the world in creative, [...]
  • Grants for investigative stories on corruption
    March 14, 2023 Comments Off on Grants for investigative stories on corruption
  • U.S. Consulate offers $350,000 to NGOs in Nigeria
    March 10, 2023 Comments Off on U.S. Consulate offers $350,000 to NGOs in Nigeria

Campus

  • Campus Solutions

    Campus Solutions programme opens for student journalists in West Africa

    March 8, 2022 Comments Off on Campus Solutions programme opens for student journalists in West Africa
    EXTENDED DEADLINE: APRIL 29, 2022— The Campus Solutions project is set to mobilise and support student journalists to produce stories about the positive deviants in the education sector in West African countries. Fifteen (15) campus journalists [...]
  • Apply for training, grants on environmental crimes reporting in Nigeria, Call for Applications: Rewriting the Narratives of Environmental Crimes in Nigeria Training Project, Call for Applications: Rewriting the Narratives of Environmental Crimes in Nigeria Training Project
    Apply for training, grants on environmental crimes reporting in Nigeria
    February 27, 2022 Comments Off on Apply for training, grants on environmental crimes reporting in Nigeria
  • Free webinar available for campus journalists
    November 21, 2021 Comments Off on Free webinar available for campus journalists
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