Burhan is AMDF’s Journalist of the Month
Burhan Farah Hassan is a radio and online journalist from Somalia in the horn of Africa. He reports for the Somali radio station based in Kenya. Kenya is an African…
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UN grants available for media projects [Worldwide]
Organizations working in the areas of media, youth, women, democratization, community development, and rule of law and human rights are eligible. The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is inviting civil…
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Here are Three Tools That Help Digital Journalists Save Their Work in Case a Site Shuts Down
The abrupt shutdown of the Gothamist and DNAinfo local news networks earlier this month was a stark reminder to digital journalists who want archives of their stuff: Back it up! Back it…
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EZEKWESILI, OJO, TEN JOURNALISTS TO BE HONOURED ON WORLD ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, the Executive Director of the Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo, as well as ten distinguished journalists have been shortlisted for the 12th edition of the…
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Fighting fake news: by the time it reaches your social media feed, it’s too late
Ryan, Strupp and Bump speak at a Hacks/Hackers DC panel Last year, Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was killed as he walked to his home in Washington’s Bloomingdale neighborhood.…
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Nigerian multimedia collaboration shows the impact of ‘Shifting Sands’
When Nigerian journalists Bukola Adebayo andTina Armstrong started reporting on coastal communities living in Lagos, Nigeria, they wanted to focus on the socioeconomic issues affecting the population’s quality of life, with the hope…
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AMDF Celebrates International Day To End Impunity Against Journalists
According to a report by UNESCO close to 930 journalists have been killed in the past 11 years for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. On average,…
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Challenges and opportunities in data journalism
In June, Canada’s Globe and Mail won “Investigation of the Year” honors for a series on why Canadian police dismiss so many sexual-assault cases as “unfounded.” Judges for the2017 Data Journalism Awards praised the “deep…
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Ojo Sola is AMDF Journalist of the Month
Ojo Sola Olusegun was born some 35 years ago and hails from Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. He is a Higher National Diploma graduate of Mass…
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Conflict with the Earth: When Mother Nature fights back
By Omeiza Balogun When 64 years old, Mr. Iyasele Emonyon of Idunwele-Ewu, Esan Central Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria, returned home at about 3:00pm, 22nd May, 2017, his…
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