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Nigerian journalists have been urged to harness the power of their reporting to drive positive societal change.  This call was made during a panel discussion titled “Beyond Awards: The Impact of Great Investigative Stories” at the Amplify In-depth Media Conference, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and held on Friday in Abuja. […]

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism and Media and Journalism partners on Friday 8 December 2023 held a workshop on ‘Investigative Journalism & AI- 101: Future of Investigative Journalism in The Wake of AI’. The workshop which had participants from the media, academia and media-based organisations in attendance, held on the sidelines of Day

The Executive Director, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Motunrayo Alaka has identified collaboration among journalists and media houses as an essential tool for an impactful investigative journalism report. Alaka, who was moderating a session on “How to write an investigative story pitch,” at the 3rd Amplify In-depth Media Conference said collaboration is paramount even

Speakers at the 2023 Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards, in Abuja, on Friday 8 December charged the media to be objective and factual in their reportage. They made the call while speaking at a session titled, “Media Regulation and Independence: Where is the Balance?” Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre, described media professionals

Media stakeholders have called on journalists and media organisations to take introspection seriously, as industry players seek to strengthen financial stability and independence. The stakeholders made this call while speaking on a panel conversation at the 2023 Amplify In-depth Media, (AIM) Conference. The Panel discussion which focused on the theme for the conference’s keynote address

Speakers at the WSCIJ Journalism & Society Conversations, held on Thursday, 2 November 2023, on X (formerly Twitter) have urged the media and journalists to embrace digital tools, be ethical in their reporting, and take advantage of support groups to stay safe doing their work in this digital age. Click here to listen to the

Panellists at the 2023 Visual Realities Media Summit hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Thursday, 28 September 2023, addressed ethical challenges, the need to integrate artificial intelligence and promote collaboration for a more impactful visual storytelling experience. The event commemorated the 2023 International Day for Universal Access to Information. The panellists

Juliana Francis, has launched her book titled ‘We Are Priceless’, which focuses on combatting human trafficking. The event took place on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Nigeria Police Officers Wives. Association Hall in Ikeja, Lagos, with Dr. Solomon Arase, the former Inspector General of Police and current Chair of the Police Service Commission as

Presidential Precinct, a U.S.-based organisation dedicated to empowering emerging leaders to address pressing global challenges, has announced Toyosi Ogunseye as its new President/CEO. Ogunseye is only the second person to hold this role, succeeding Founding Director Neal Piper after nearly a decade of transformative leadership. The 2013 Wole Soyinka Award For Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) winner

A multiple winner of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism (Print), Samson Folarin has been awarded a Chevening Scholarship for his postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. The Features Editor of the Weekend Punch will be studying Investigative Journalism at the City University of London for the current academic year among other 43 Chevening

…………….as Alaka receives media gender equity advocate award Media-focused Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) must devote more resources to training news editors and mass communication lecturers in tertiary institutions to embrace professional trends and address media challenges to achieve better synergy and improved outputs for the sector. These were the views of Lekan Otufodunrin, Director of Media

Motherhood is a beautiful thing, but it comes with its challenges. When you layer these challenges on the burden of expectations of society from women who are mothers, you have a thoroughly complicated situation that has denied many women their careers. On my way to the United States only a week ago, a man had

Media must build a proper framework that promotes the relationship between democratic stakeholders and improve income generation for long-term sustainability. These were some of the recommendations by panellists on day one of the 15th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series while discussing the theme, ‘Building a resilient Nigerian media and democracy’. Organised by the Wole Soyinka

Adesina Adeniyi, Editor, The Nation Newspaper, has pledged that the organisation will make more funds available to its reporters to produce investigative stories at the national and sub-national levels. He made this known during an investigative journalism training organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) for staff of The Nation as part of

The media is crucial for uncovering corruption and highlighting the fragility of the country’s security challenges inimical to national development. By employing investigative journalism, journalists can accelerate national progress by focusing on happenings at the subnational level of governance and in the private sector. These were some of the points raised by experts during a

Arise News, Blueprint newspaper, Voice of Nigeria, Techcabal and Titilope Fadare of Premium Times Nigeria were all honoured at the maiden edition of ReportHer Awards as media organisations and journalist who have dedicated their reportage and services to the visibility of women as news sources, guests, and analysts on programmes and reporting nuanced women-angled stories as it relates to

Hurray! Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture is 15. It has been fifteen years of uninterrupted conversations to underscore the importance of fostering a resilient democracy that delivers better standards of life for citizens. The Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture was initiated in 2008 by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and since inception it