A communiqué issued at the end of Africa Media Development Foundation Media Africa Conference 2018 with the theme, “Africa’s Rising Population: Media as a Tool for Harnessing Demographic Dividend”, held at I-Care Women Foundation and Youth Initiative, No 6, Suleiman Crescent, Off Alkali Road Kaduna-Nigeria, on Tuesday December 11, 2018. Africa’s rising population has dominated…
Blessing Tunoh is from Mbula tribe in Demsa Adamawa State, born of a military father and a church mother. She obtained a diploma in information management and technology from MAUTECH Yola, and a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Maiduguri in 2006. Right from childhood it was almost compulsory at home to watch…
Following a year- long capacity building and mentoring programme organized for selected journalists in Kaduna, North West Nigeria, the Africa Media Development Foundation, [AMDF] on Thursday, 22 November 2018 presented certificates of participation to 17 journalists enjoining them to never relent in advancing their skills to be relevant in their chosen career. The participants drawn…
With about 17 years experience in journalism, Titus Usman has no regrets being a Journalist, his lifelong ambition. Titus was inspired to be a journalist from his early years in primary school listening and watching journalist on radio and television. “I was inspired right from my early years in primary school when…
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has tasked Nigerian journalists to bring Climate Change and Environment reporting to limelight. At a review meeting with participants of the Climate Change and Environment reporting project held on Thursday, 11th October, 2018 in Kaduna, North West Nigeria, Coordinator of the organization, Sekyen Dadik, charged journalists to ensure their reports…
About the contest: The contest builds on its early successes by further developing local networks of leading health reporters in Brazil, China, India, Russia and sub-Saharan Africa. Journalists in these countries have the opportunity to participate in a 12-day study tour in the United States. They also receive cash prizes as part of regional competitions…
By Cristiana Bedei It is a journalist’s job to report with fairness and accuracy, separating what’s true from what isn’t, and contextualizing facts and opinions appropriately. To achieve that, editorial fact-checking — the verification process of sources and information included in a story — is an essential process for all reporters and editors. “In the…
By Christine Schmidt The nonprofit news sector is coming of age — and older organizations have an edge over the newcomers. But the recent entrants can still draw from their elders’ lessons. After a decade of concentrated growth, the nonprofit news sector now pulls in almost US$350 million in total annual revenue, dominated in particular…
In news production, be it broadcast, print or online, the role of the Editor in ensuring smooth consumption of information cannot be overemphasized. The Editor being the final gate keeper of any piece before it gets to the public domain plays a critical role; however, little attention is given to support editors in carrying…
Social media has effectively become a professional resource that many journalists use to research stories and sources, publish and promote content and engage with the audience – sometimes replacing the comment section of a publication’s website, altogether. However, as personal platforms designed for sharing, social media has also become a challenge for journalists’ neutrality, especially when it…
