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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Xianhong Hu While the emerging digital environment offers new opportunities for journalists to investigate and report information in the public interest, it also poses particular challenges regarding privacy, access…
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Ricardo Bilton, Nieman Lab | September 13, 2017 Bots on Facebook Messenger have been, at best, a mixed bag so far. When Facebook opened up Messenger to brands last April, the…
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Fyneface, Onengiyeofori is a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Network Centre, Port Harcourt. He hails from Abonnema/ Idama in Akuku- Toru Local Government area of Rivers State, South-south Nigeria His…
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