By Martin Siele Former Citizen TV news anchor Terryanne Chebet on Sunday, July 5, opened up on her experience with job loss as she sought to advice Kenyan journalists currently grappling with mass lay-offs. Chebet, who announced her exit from her position as General Manager of Metropol TV on Wednesday, July 1, was addressing re-structuring in mainstream media organisations…
Kaduna (Nigeria) 10th June, 2020: Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) condemns the arrest and detention of Cameroonian journalist, Kingsley Njoka Fomunyuy by the country’s authorities. Njoka was arrested since 15th May, at his residence in Duola, with charges of sponsoring anglophone separatists, but his lawyers and family only saw him last week. A freelance journalist, Eyong Blaise, told AMDF…
Kaduna (Nigeria) 6th June, 2020: Africa Media Development Foundation has expressed regret and disappointment over the decision of the Court of Appeal in Ntahangwa, Burundi, which upheld the verdict against four journalists working for an independent media ‘Iwacu’. The journalists had been sentenced 30 months in prison and fined one million Burundian francs each, for offences related to national…
Kaduna (Nigeria) 6th June, 2020: Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) receives with shock the news of the death of Cameroonian Journalist, Samuel Wazizi, who died in custody, describing it as unfortunate. Spokesman of Cameroonian Ministry of Defence, Colonel Cyrille Serge Atonfack, on Friday issued a statement saying the journalist died of sepsis since 17th August last year. Many Press…
By Mordecai brahim I have continued to wonder and ask myself why WHO, the US CDC (Centre for Disease Control) and our own NCDC (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control) has continued to warn the world at large and we in Nigeria and that it is not advisable to use Hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 because of its alleged side effects…
Development Post will be hosting a webinar session on ‘News Reporting at a time of Pandemic’ with experts and professionals to x-ray the role of journalists in a pandemic and deepen the conversation on the challenges of fake news on how to address the scourge. The conversation will also cover the changing tides of journalistic practice, the current trends…
Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies call on Journalists in Africa from Print, Online, Radio and Multimedia Platforms to submit creative and influential media work aimed at raising awareness and sensitizing communities on COVID-19 to win awards. Focus of the story must be COVID-19, showcasing how people can stay safe and healthy during the lockdown and social distancing period….
By Michael Owhoko Journalism in Nigeria is on the decline, and its credibility is steadily being destroyed. The solution lies in the hands of practitioners. They can reverse the trend if they have the courage to admit the problem. But how prepared are they and, what needs to be done? As a member of the Fourth Estate of the…
The statement is a call to action to governments; journalism and media development donors and funders; journalism and media organisations; technology, telecommunication companies, and Internet intermediaries; advertisers, and all those who rely on journalism and news media to stay informed in this unprecedentedly challenging time. On this World Press Freedom Day, the undersigned organisations honour those who work tirelessly…
By Eugenia Abu For years as an active Broadcast Journalist, I hardly got time off and was on duty back to back as the news never ends. This state of things was daunting for my family and pretty stressful for me. While people took breaks at weekends, I would be on duty on a fine Sunday morning. The profession…
