Student reporters, cartoonists and photographers ages 19 and under can enter a contest. Youth Journalism International hosts a contest recognizing exceptional journalism done in English by students worldwide. The top…
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Media companies, nonprofit organizations, freelancers and staff journalists can enter a competition. The fifth annual Data Journalism Awards (DJAs), run by the Global Editors Network (GEN) and sponsored by the Knight Foundation…
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Today we announce Christiana Alabi of Daily Trust Newspapers as the ‘AMDF 2016 Journalist of the Year’. Mrs. Alabi emerged winner having received the highest votes cast by selected news…
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Bashir Bello is an award winning journalist based in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria. His works had earned him awards, including ‘Courage In Journalism Award’ and ‘Community Service Award’. He began his…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) wishes esteemed colleagues and readers a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May we all have reasons to celebrate the season.
By Zibiah Dabbason, AMDF Journalism is a public undertaking and journalists have an ethical responsibility to inform citizens about the events and issues. Media portrayal of children has a profound…
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Citizen journalism, especially in Africa where the media is largely controlled by owners or gagged by patronage from state actors, has continued to play a crucial and notable role during…
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By Abigail Bako Kaduna (Nigeria) — NextMerge, a team of IT professionals in Nigeria has trained 20 Journalists on blogging in Kaduna, northern part of the country. The training was…
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Are you a blogger in northern Nigeria? Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is building a compendium of bloggers (Citizen Journalists) in the region. If you are interested and want to…
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Is your Organization working in the areas of media, youth, women, democratization, community development, rule of law and human rights then you are eligible to apply. The United Nations Democracy…
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