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New York Times names new West Africa correspondent

November 19, 2019 I-79 Media Consults Comments Off

New York Times has announced seasoned reporter with long personal and professional ties to Africa, Ruth Maclean, as the outfit’s new West Africa correspondent. Before her new role as New York Times’s West Africa correspondent, […]

People’s Check will become an authority in fact-checking globally ― Founder
May 28, 2020 Comments Off on 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 [...]
What I have learnt working for international media organisations – Soyinka
April 19, 2020 Comments Off on What I have learnt working for international media organisations – Soyinka
What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [2]
January 10, 2020 Comments Off on What journalism practice of over 30 years taught me ― Otufodunrin [2]

Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020
March 18, 2021 Comments Off on Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020
The Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020 which is the first edition of what will be an annual publication documents various programmes and activities held last year in the country that enhanced the capacity of [...]
UNLOCKED: Writings from COVID-19 lockdown (E-Book) by Lekan Otufodunrin
March 18, 2021 Comments Off on UNLOCKED: Writings from COVID-19 lockdown (E-Book) by Lekan Otufodunrin
18 media opportunities with deadlines in January 2021
January 7, 2021 Comments Off on 18 media opportunities with deadlines in January 2021

Journalist needed at BBC Africa
May 14, 2021 Comments Off on Journalist needed at BBC Africa
DEADLINE: MAY 23, 2021— BBC Africa seeks to recruit an experienced journalist to deliver impactful digital features and investigative content. The opportunity is an attachment / fixed term contract for 12 months based in Lagos. [...]
Senior Technologist needed at Code for Africa
May 10, 2021 Comments Off on Senior Technologist needed at Code for Africa
Research analyst needed at Code for Africa
May 10, 2021 Comments Off on Research analyst needed at Code for Africa

IWMF: Apply for Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
May 14, 2021 Comments Off on IWMF: Apply for Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
DEADLINE: MAY 28, 2021—The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award invites applications from courageous women photojournalists. The Award recognizes the importance of visual journalistic work that inspires us to take action and compels us to [...]
Call for applications: Fetisov Journalism Awards 2021
May 13, 2021 Comments Off on Call for applications: Fetisov Journalism Awards 2021
Call for entries: Aaas Kavli Science Journalism Awards
May 13, 2021 Comments Off on Call for entries: Aaas Kavli Science Journalism Awards

Student journalists needed at PTCIJ’s UDEME project
May 3, 2021 Comments Off on Student journalists needed at PTCIJ’s UDEME project
DEADLINE: ROLLING —Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) invites student journalists to work on the UDEME project. UDEME is a social accountability project that monitors capital, constituency and ecological projects to ensure that funds released [...]
Five finalists named for Otufodunrin 2021 Campus Journalists Award
May 2, 2021 Comments Off on Five finalists named for Otufodunrin 2021 Campus Journalists Award
Students can apply for remote journalism internship
April 8, 2021 Comments Off on Students can apply for remote journalism internship