COVID 19: Journalists tasked on Fact Checking
The Covid 19 pandemic has no doubt changed alot of engagements globally. For a lot of endeavours it is no longer business as usual. This is not any different for…
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Coronavirus: The Media Is On The Frontlines
By Eugenia Abu For years as an active Broadcast Journalist, I hardly got time off and was on duty back to back as the news never ends. This state of…
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COVID-19 Content Moderation Letter To Social Media and Content-Sharing Platforms
Dear Social Media and Content-Sharing Platforms: As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, the importance of your platforms and their real world impact has never been clearer. Your platforms…
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AMDF Tips For African Journalists Reporting COVID-19
Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 31, 2020. Following further assessment, it raised its global risk from “high” to…
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IWD 2020: AMDF Introduces Women In Media Project
The Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) joins the global community to celebrate the 2020 International Women’s Day as the organization introduces its Women in Media Project to empower female journalists…
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StarTimes Aids Kenyan Film Industry
State-owned Kenya Film Commission (KFC) inks agreement deal with Chinese pay-TV company StarTimes to boost the local film industry. The CEO of state-owned Kenya Film Commission (KFC), Timothy Owase, stated…
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NBC In Nigeria To Switch Off Analogue Signal In 2020
The National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria reports that plans are underway to begin analogue switch-off in six localities, starting with Abuja next year. The Commission also announced that the federal…
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Singapore’s Viddsee Is Creating A Niche In Short Video Production — IJnet
By Peter Guest When Singaporeans Ho Jia Jian and Derek Tan built their first internet TV platform a decade ago, the iPad was still a year away and Netflix had yet to break out of the U.S.…
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AMDF Commences One-Year Journalism Skills Advancements Project (JSAP)
By Joy Gadani Africa Media Development Foundation, has flagged-off its 2019 Journalism Skills Advancements Project (JSAP) in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. The project which aims at strengthening the scope…
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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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