WSCIJ trains 12 fellows as 6th Report Women! Fellowship commences

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) kicked off its Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship with a three-day residential training in Lagos.

WSCIJ previously announced the selection of 12 female reporters for the six-month fellowship. The training, held from April 2 to 4, is a part of the fellowship activities designed to equip the fellows with the skills and mentorship to improve on their accountability journalism and leadership.

It featured sessions on investigative reporting, leadership, newsroom management, history, laws, and policies on gender, public speaking, writing, women-sensitive, ethics and safety.

The selected journalists include Melony Ishola, Head of Programmes, Video Unit, PUNCH; Aisha Gambo, Senior Correspondent, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN); Jemilat Nasiru, Staff Writer, TheCable; Juliet Buna, reporter and editor, Crest 91.1FM; Bilkis Lawal, reporter and editor, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Bond FM); Rasheedat Iliyas, Manager, News and Current Affairs, Radio Nigeria Harmony FM; and Temitope Obayendo, Online Editor, Pharmanews.

Other are Mary Agidi, Features and Opinion Writer, The Hope; Dana Zagi, Gender Lead, Media Trust Group; Chigozie Victor, Senior Editor, Zikoko Citizen, Big Cabal Media; Christiana Alabi-Akande, Managing Editor, Development Reporting Service; and Gloria Attah, news anchor and reporter, Clearview Television.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the WSCIJ, the participants expressed commitment to apply the skills and knowledge gained from the training to improve their investigative reporting, lead with confidence and write nuanced reports that include voices of women as leaders of the news.

“For over a decade, WSCIJ through the Report Women! Programme has contributed to global efforts to improve the accountability of the news media to its responsibility of representational news coverage that enhances the equity that makes democracy thrive.

“The Report Women! initiative has trained 549 journalists, inducted 86 fellows, supported 136 stories and 138 leadership projects, produced six documentaries and seven research reports, and engaged tens of newsrooms.

“The current cohort’s activities will also include a two-day accountability share-fair, follow-up training, and an award and induction ceremony to integrate successful participants into the Report Women! fellowship network.”

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