Media Rights Agenda
Digital Media Europe (DME), the top digital news media event for publishers, is set to hold its 2014 DME programme in London from April 7 to 9, 2014. It is tagged ‘DME14′. According to DME “The major goal of Digital Media Europe is to help individuals and organizations alike push towards 50% …
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PIN holds Cybercrime Panel at AITEC Africa Conference
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) will convene a panel discussion on Cybercrime at the AITEC Africa Conference in March 2014. According to PIN, “the panel aims to discuss the Cybercrime Bill 2013, if the bill is a little too late, the controversies surrounding the bill, and what Nigeria should really do …
Read More »University of Gothenburg Calls for Applications for its Ph.D. Programme in Political Science
The University of Gothenburg’s, Department of Political Science is calling for applications to its PhD programme in Political Science in 2014. This programme offers full scholarship for its four doctoral studentship (PhD) positions and successful applicants would begin on September 1, 2014. The scholarship covers all four years for the …
Read More »IWMF Seeks Nominations to its Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is hosting its 2014 edition of the Courage in Journalism and the Lifetime Achievement Awards and is seeking nominations for this prestigious event. The 29th edition will honour awardees at a ceremony in New York on October 22 and Los Angeles on October 29, …
Read More »UNESCO Launches ‘Climate Change In Africa: A Guidebook For Journalists’
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a climate change guidebook for African journalists to help them in their reporting on climatic issues in Africa. The guidebook entitled ‘Climate Change in Africa: A Guidebook for Journalists’ was launched at a workshop held at the UN Complex in …
Read More »Edetaen Ojo Now Chairman of MFWA
Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda, has been appointed chairman of Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) by the Board of Directors at the Board’s meeting held in Accra, Ghana on January 8 and 9, 2014. Mr. Ojo is a board member of a number of local, regional …
Read More »Freedom House Calls for Entries for its 3rd Annual Photography and Art Contest
Freedom House is calling for entries for its 3rd annual photography and art contest titled ‘Images of Repression & Freedom Photography & Art Contest’. The call accommodates professional and amateurs photographers and artist to submit photos and other forms of art such as: cartoons, prints, paintings, graphic art. Photos and …
Read More »MFWA Resolution Outlines Challenges to Free Expression, Media Freedom and Professionalism in West Africa
The Board of Directors of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) issued a resolution in Accra, Ghana, last month outlining challenges facing Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom and Professionalism in West Africa. In its resolution, the organization expressed great concern about the serious challenges posed by extremism, terrorism and …
Read More »MDIF Announce Development of Outernet Project
Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has announced the development of its Outernet project, a global media delivery service to provide information to the world from outer space. The Outernet project grasps the sprouting new-space start-up industry, leveraging multicasting technology to take Wi-Fi network to the extreme with the primary objective …
Read More »WAN-IFRA Holds 2014 World Newspaper Congress in Torino
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is inviting media workers from around the world to the 66th edition of the World Newspaper Congress 2014, the 21st World Editors Forum and the Advertising Forum in Torino, Italy. This event scheduled to hold from June 9 to 11, 2014 …
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