Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) calls for submission of interests from Lawyers with experience in rights issues to provide legal support to Journalists. This Legal Aid project is for journalists and/or media organisations who have pending legal cases or new ones that are focused on or related to freedom of the press, because…
Call for nominations: UNESCO-supported GAPMIL Global Media and Information Literacy Awards 2019
The UNESCO-led GAPMIL (Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy) is calling for nominations for the GAPMIL Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Awards 2019. The Awards will recognize significant work and contributions in the field of MIL, and will honour individuals or organizations who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in integrating MIL into their…
#Behindthescene: Launch of Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) UNIZIK
By Chiamaka Okafor @MackieOkafor This program had been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 8, 2019 and serious planning was ongoing. We had paid for the venue, gotten a receipt and a permit to use the hall for our program. We invited everyone we could invite, the governor of the state (Anambra), the commissioner for…
AFRICMIL supports launch of Union of Campus Journalists at UniZik
By Chiamaka Okafor @MackieOkafor Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, on Thursday, August 8, 2019, launched their chapter of the Union of Campus Journalists. The event had the theme, “Campus Journalism in the Era of Fake News”. The three-day program featured training sessions facilitated by media experts alongside academics. It had in attendance…
#RevolutionNow: CWPPF calls for Sowore’s release
The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom has called on the Nigerian government to release Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara reporters. The arrest of Mr. Sowore on allegations of treason is of grave concern to the Coalition. The constitution gives the right for Freedom of Expression and Peaceful Protests in section 22, 26…