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Experts raise concern over access to information in Africa during COVID-19

Ahead of the International Day for Universal Access to Information on Monday, speakers at a webinar organised by the Free Press Unlimited have raised concern about access to information in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The speakers – Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ); Pansy Tlakula, Chairperson, Information Regulator, South Africa; and Abel

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Dan-Ali condemns public relations in media reportage

Dan-Ali condemns public relations in media reportage, calls for storytelling with data

A former Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust Newspaper, Mannir Dan-Ali, has condemned what he described as the ‘capture of the Nigerian media by public relations machineries’ of both the government and the big companies. He therefore called on the media to do more stories with available data. Dan-Ali, who currently serves on the board of the

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Call for Investigative Story Pitches

Call for Investigative Story Pitches: COVID-19 Reality Check Project

Application deadline: Sunday 30 August 2020 | 11:59pm (WAT) The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites Nigerian professional journalists (full-time or freelance) from the print, online, broadcast and photography specialties, and non-journalists with an interest in reporting impactful investigative stories, to submit their story pitches for consideration for funding as part of the

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18 more reporters commissioned under WSCIJ's COVID-19 Reality Check Project

18 more reporters commissioned under WSCIJ’s COVID-19 Reality Check Project

Eighteen more reporters have been commissioned under the COVID-19 Reality Check Project designed and implemented by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to expand efforts in ensuring that the COVID-19 pandemic gets more reported by the media in Nigeria. This brings the number of reporters engaged on the project across media platforms to

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COVID-19 Reality Check Project

WSCIJ commissions second set of reporters under its COVID-19 Reality Check Project

To expand efforts in ensuring that the COVID-19 pandemic gets more reported by the media in Nigeria by examining government interventions and promises in relation to the realities on the ground, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has commissioned a second set of reporters under its COVID-19 Reality Check Project. The project examines

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COVID-19: Ethics critical to humanitarian reporting, experts agree

COVID-19: Ethics critical to humanitarian reporting, experts agree

With journalists risking their lives to make information available to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, experts have agreed on the need for journalists to be ethical in reporting the humanitarian crisis. The experts—Motunrayo Alaka, Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ); Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Founder and Executive Director, Centre for Collaborative Investigative

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World Press Freedom Day 2020: WSCIJ’s Executive Director calls for independent journalism in Nigeria

The Executive Director of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Motunrayo Alaka alongside other media resource persons have called on journalists in the media sector to sustain media accountability by practicing journalism without fear or favour. The call was made at a virtual event organised by the Media for Community Change Initiative, a

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COVID-19: Crowdsourcing tips for investigative reporting

COVID-19: Crowdsourcing tips for investigative reporting

The legwork of journalists has been greatly restricted this period when offices and businesses are on lockdown to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The good news, however, is that today’s journalists work at the intersection of technology and media. This puts them in a better position to crowdsource localised information for their story,

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Wole Soyinka Centre begins COVID-19 Reality Check project

PRESS RELEASE: Wole Soyinka Centre begins COVID-19 Reality Check project

To contribute to efforts to ensure the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impacts gets well reported, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has started the ‘COVID-19 Reality Check’ project. The COVID-19 Reality Check project will examine government interventions and promises in relation to the realities on ground in terms of social welfare, water and

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Tips for Journalists on COVID-19: Safety and writing tips

With the global impact of COVID-19, journalists have a duty to communicate clear and reliable information to the general public. Media organisations must now reinvent their work practices to accommodate the changing needs that journalists require to report effectively. These simple tips will assist media owners, managers and journalists in adequately reporting the pandemic. Safety

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Myths about COVID-19

Myths about COVID-19

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus late 2019, there have been all kinds of information about how deadly it can be, getting protection against it, its treatment and who is susceptible to it. Here, we examine two popular myths about the novel coronavirus. Myth #1: COVID-19 is an infection of the rich, air travellers This

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International Women's Day

International Women’s Day 2020: Realising women’s rights through balanced reporting and equal opportunities

Gender inequality is a global phenomenon. It has also been established that inequality drives underdevelopment. The link is obvious in Nigeria across cultural, religious, political and economic lines. It is again complicated by cultural practices that further limit the female person from birth to death. As a harbinger of rights, the media has a moral

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13 journalists, Amnesty International, Smart-Cole honoured at Soyinka Award amid rising cases of media intimidation, human rights violation

13 journalists, Amnesty International, Smart-Cole honoured at Soyinka Award amid rising cases of media intimidation, human rights violation

Amid rising cases of media intimidation and human rights violation in the country, thirteen journalists; Amnesty International Nigeria, a global movement promoting human rights in Nigeria; and Sunmi Smart-Cole, veteran photojournalist, were honoured at the fourteenth  Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting presentation event held at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, 9th December

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13 reporters, Osinbajo, Smart-Cole, Amnesty for Wole Soyinka Award

13 reporters, Osinbajo, Smart-Cole, Amnesty for Wole Soyinka Award

Thirteen journalists from print, online, television, radio, photo, and editorial cartoon categories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism. Similarly, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Amnesty International and veteran photojournalist, Sunmi Smart-Cole, have been nominated to receive honorary awards at the 14th edition of the initiative, which will hold at NECA

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Community of change makers emerge as the 2019 Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship ends

Community of change makers emerge as the 2019 Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship ends

Another community of change makers have emerged at the award ceremony held to close out the 2019 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship, an initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with support from Free Press Unlimited (FPU). The ceremony closes the six month fellowship which entailed a four-day training,

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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Board appoints Motunrayo Alaka as Executive Director

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), the pioneer organization focused on promoting investigative reporting in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Motunrayo Alaka as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, effective from the inception of the current project year. The decision was confirmed after a board meeting held on September 19, 2019.

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Keep power in check, Ojigho, Ogunye, others urged Nigerians

Keep power in check, Ojigho, Ogunye, others urged Nigerians

Osai Ojigho, human rights lawyer and Country Director, Amnesty International; Jiti Ogunye, human rights lawyer and Principal Counsel, Jiti Ogunye Chambers; as well as other distinguished guest on Thursday, 7 November 2019 called on Nigerians to collectively keep power in check. Ojigho and Ogunye made the call in Lagos alongside other panellists Yemi Adamolekun, Executive

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