MediaAfrica 2018 Communique
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…
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Blessing Tunoh is our Featured Journalist for December 2018
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…
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AMDF Presents Certificates to 17 trained Journalists in Kaduna
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…
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Titus Usman is AMDF Journalist of the Month
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…
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AMDF Calls on Journalists to be proactive in climate change reporting
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…
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ICFJ is recruiting applicants for its 2018 Johnson & Johnson global health reporting contest
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…
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Experts share tips for verifying your own writing without a dedicated fact-checking team
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…
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Nonprofit News Is A US$350 Million Industry, According To New Report
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…
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AMDF Holds 2nd ‘Editors Workroom’ In Kaduna Nigeria
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…
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How Can Journalists Engage With Politics On Social Media?
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…
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