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Aug 27, 2019 wemispot Latest News conflict, constitution, Federal government, Herdsmen, impact journalism, insurgency, Journalism, journalist, media, nigeria, reporting, Ruga, Shiites

MEDRIVE TRAINS JOURNALISTS ON SENSITIVE AND CONFLICT REPORTING

MEDRIVE is ONE!

Journalists from broadcast, print and online media on Thursday 15th of August were trained in Lagos on Sensitive and Conflict Reporting. The training, facilitated by MEDRIVE, a media hub focused on training for African journalists, included practical and highly interactive sessions to ensure that knowledge is truly passed and retained

MEDRIVE, which was founded one year ago, has trained over 120 journalists from five states in Nigeria and mentored 40. The trainings have included Story Crafting, Impact Journalism, Using Social Media for New Age Journalism, Elections Reporting, Grants Writing, and the latest centered on Conflict Reporting, targeting journalists reporting crime and conflict.

Journalists from Print, Broadcast and Online media trained on Sensitive and conflict Reporting by MEDRIVE

Dec 14, 2018 medrive Blog accountability, africa, Community reporting, development, Global development index, government, Graasroot, impact journalism, media, medrive, nigeria, wemimo adewuni

COMMUNITY REPORTING IN NIGERIA

By Oluwatosin Akinrinde

It is a known fact that the media is saddled with the primary responsibility of portraying issues that are peculiar to a particular set of people within a socio-political terrain. It is of essence to note that the authors of our 1999 constitution understood the necessity for community reporting by inserting a fundamental clause in section 22.

Dec 9, 2018 wemispot Latest News Africa check, elections 2019, fact checking, impact journalism, Inclusive elections, inec, Journalism, Lagos, medrive, nigeria, people living with disabilities, pwd, security, tear gas, training, wemimo adewuni

JOURNALISTS CAN STOP THE SPREAD OF FAKE STORIES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Journalists across various media houses gathered in Lagos to learn the rudiments of election reporting. The training titled ELECTIONS FROM A DRONE VIEW, was organized by MEDRIVE, a media hub focused on impact journalism. Read More

Nov 27, 2018 wemispot Opportunities africa, awards, impact journalism, Journalism opportunity, Opportunities for africans, reporting grant

WIN $5,000 REPORTING GRANT AND TWO WEEKS INTERNSHIP WITH ‘THE ECONOMIST’ IN LONDON

The International Center for Journalists is now seeking entries for the 2019 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. We’d be delighted if you could share our open call for nominations with your network –– or let us know if you have a great nominee who meets the criteria. Of course, we encourage you to apply as well! The application deadline is Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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Nov 27, 2018 wemispot Blog 16daysofactivism, africa, child bride, civic media lab, Data management, development, election 2019, endviolenceagainstwomen, fact checking, forced child marriage, Global development index, impact journalism, Journalism, medrive, national bureau of statiatics, Nbs, nigeria, rotimi sankore, sdg, statistics, wemimo adewuni, women

DATA WOULD HELP YOU MAKE AWARD WINNING REPORTS

Journalists gathered from various media platforms, discussing the use of data in analyzing development issues in Nigeria, from insecurity, poverty, low unemployment rate, child mortality, education, governance, etc.

Rotimi Sankore in his presentation at the ‘Rotimi Sankore Masterclass’ of the Civic Media Lab explained the link between underdevelopment and the numerous challenges of the country.

Data drawn from the National Bureau of Statistics and from various ministries across Nigeria were shared. Take a look at this. Read More

Nov 19, 2018 wemispot Blog africa, development, impact journalism, Journalism, media, nigeria, report, sdg, take action, wash, World toilet day

WORLD TOILET DAY- WHEN NATURE CALLS, TAKE ACTION

November 19 every year is World Toilet Day. This is an official United Nation’s Observance which seeks to draw attention to the global need for hygiene, Sanitation and Safe Water.

Wondering what you should do as a journalist? Well here are some numbers to JumpStart your ideas.
According to the United Nations,

62.5% of people around the world do not have access to safe sanitation.
4.5 billion people live without a safe toilet.
892 million people practice open defecation
1.8 billion people use a water source that could have been contaminated by feaces.

Nov 17, 2018 vwilliy Blog africa, AI, artificial intelligence, development, Facebook, impact journalism, media, naija stories, nigeria, reporting, sdg, social media, Technology, twitter

TECHNOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT REPORTING

Dear journalist, you know we are past the era of analogue journalism where every process of news reportage and production were done manually, right? It’s about time you got on your track and harnessed the technologies of the 21st century to be outstanding on your beat

So, you have written a story that took sweat and blood from you. You have cut all your vox pop and edited your photos. This story means a lot to the community you are reporting on and you have been unbiased in your reportage. Read More

Media is a powerful tool

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