Habibu Umar Aminu is AMDF’s Journalist of the Month
My passion for journalism dates back to my growing days, I grew up listening to Radio’s blaring from different rooms in the house. I envy those at the other end…
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AMDF Introduces ‘Enhancing Development Journalism in Kaduna’ Project
The society is full of stories that are not being told; stories of vulnerable groups and under-served communities. However, the media everyday bombards the audience with news about events and…
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Reuters Institute survey gives insight into why readers distrust the media
A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism offers a bit more insight into what’s driving distrust in news organizations across the world. Working with YouGov, the Reuters Institute…
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‘Fake News’: Wide Reach but Little Impact, Study Suggests
By Benedict Carey Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little time to answer basic questions about it, like who…
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Perspectives in photojournalism: How to Encourage Diversity
By Clothilde Goujard In the first installment of our six-part series on photojournalism, we look at the challenges of building a more diverse photojournalism climate — and highlight some organizations…
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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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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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AMDF/NextMerge unveil an online application ‘Scoopnews’
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) in collaboration with NextMerge unveiled an online application for journalists and news sources today at the NUJ Secretariat Kaduna state chapter. The application is one…
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AMDF/NEXTMERGE TO UNVEIL ONLINE ‘APP’ FOR JOURNALISTS
The Africa Media Development Foundation in collaboration with NextMerge is set to unveil an online app for journalist and news sources. The Application “ScoopNews”, which is one of the first…
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