Foreign correspondents are journalists or commentators based in a foreign country. The primary role of these journalists is to gather and analyze events of international importance, and write news stories for their organisations – newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. A foreign news correspondent is a journalist responsible for gathering …
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How Young Nigerian Journalists Can Get Ready for the Future
Journalism is a tasking profession in Nigeria as in other parts of the world. This requires that upcoming Nigerian journalists, especially students in mass communication, media studies and journalism schools understand what it means to excel in the media business in Nigeria apart from theories acquired in the classroom. The …
Read More »TOP 10 MALE CELEBRITIES YOUNG FEMALE NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS WOULD LOVE TO INTERVIEW
The excitement of seeing and interviewing celebrities is overwhelming. People always want to know what is going on with them all the time, celebrities make news because their lives are being watched and every little action has an implication. This extends to young female Nigerian journalists too, as there are …
Read More »Role of Journalism in Nigeria’s Rural Development
By Teniola Egbuwalo Development is a vital aspect of every Society and the rural areas play a key role in the national development. Rural development is one of the major problems facing Africa today, including Nigeria. As a result of the large share of the country’s natural resources located in …
Read More »Irony! The World Marks Day To End Impunity Of Crimes Against Journalists In A Society ‘Designed’ To Dislike The Press
The title of this article summarizes the irony reflected by the event. The United Nations (UN) set aside November 2, every year as a day dedicated to raising awareness on the need to end impunity of crimes against journalists. But when you look at cases of brutality and harassment against …
Read More »Scientists Invent Machine That Detects Fake News Source
A solution to the growing presence of fake news news channels especially online news platforms, may be in sight after some scientists developed a machine that can track news sources that are not trustworthy. Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and the Qatar Computing Research Institute …
Read More »Basic Difference Between Photography And Photojournalism
Photography and photojournalism are sometimes used interchangeably by some people but that is not a correct thing to do. There is a considerable difference between the two concepts. While photojournalism is photography, you need to know that photography is not necessarily photojournalism. So you can’t use the two words interchangeably …
Read More »How To Report Terror Without Worsening The Situation
One of the most challenging aspects of journalism is reporting terrorism. The journalist is saddled with the responsibility of covering terror events without unknowingly feeding the situation. This means that the choice of words and framing of story might end up worsening the situation by instigating a spiral of terror …
Read More »Why Does Journalism Have A Gender Problem?
Journalism is one of the professions with obvious gender imbalance. The profession has more men than women though in journalism and communication education schools you have more female enrollment. What are the basic reasons why more men end up practicing the journalism profession while women who graduated from journalism schools …
Read More »Immersive journalism: The future of reporting or an ethical minefield?
Evolving communication technology continues to redefine the practice of news gathering and dissemination. As communication technology continues to evolve, journalism has been taken to a new high with the emergence of the concept of Immersive Journalism. The may sound strange to a lot of Nigerians but this practice is gradually …
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