July 20, 2020

Cullman Center Fellowships Open, Accepting Entries

Whickers Radio and Audio Documentary Funding Award Opens

Fetisov Journalism Awards Accepting Nominations

Entries invited for MegaCities-ShortDocs Citizen Film Festival

IFCN Calls for Proposals for Second Fact-Checking Innovation Initiative

NED Calls for Applications for Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Programme

One World Media Launches Coronavirus Reporting Award

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship opens, Accepting Entries

Free Press Unlimited Seeks Nominations for Free Press Awards

Applications Open for Rory Peck Trust Awards

UN Calls on States to Ensure New Technologies Protect Right to Peaceful Protest

Registration Opens for RightsCon Online

Media Experts Say Radical Fiscal Reforms Needed to Salvage the Media from Negative Effect of COVID-19

________________________________________ Nigerian Breweries Donates Food Items to Oyo State NUJ to Cushion Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

Journalist Kidnapped from his Residence by Unknown Armed Men

Publisher Goes into Hiding over Threat to his Life

Federal lawmaker Bars Journalists from Covering COVID-19 Probe

Application for Rory Peck Training Fund Opens

Rory Peck Trust Offers Grants to Distressed Freelance Journalists

Congress of African Journalists Launched, Sets-up Interim Governing Council

Man Arraigned Over Facebook Post that ‘Embarrassed’ Osun State Speaker

The Nigerian Media Has Not Fared Well under Democratic Rule, Say Experts in Twitter Chat

FG Approves Measures to Ameliorate Effects of COVID-19 on Broadcast Stations

Police from Force Headquarters, Abuja Arrest Ebonyi NUJ Chairman

MRA Condemns INEC’s Exorbitant Charge for Information Request under FOI Act

Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Hospital Director for Failure to Produce Records on Late Journalist

MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

MRA Joins Global Call for International Agreement to Check ‘Unprecedented Dangers’ posed by AI

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria

MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day

MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity

Journalist Files N100 million Suit Against Police for Alleged Unlawful Arrest and Detention

Court Fixes November 21 for Judgment in Journalist’s FOI Suit Against FIIRO

Political Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Edo State Local Council By-Election

Secret Reporters Publisher Arrested in Abuja, Flown to Delta State

Journalist Arrested on Governor’s Order for Sharing Video Exposing Hospital Decay

Leadership Online Editor Arrested, Remanded Over Report of Fraud by Councillor

Operatives of Lagos State Building Control Agency Brutalise, Detain Blueprint Photojournalist

Project Syndicate, Others to Hold Press Play Prague Film Festival in October

AMCRON to Hold 5th International Conference, AGM in Lagos, Calls for Papers

Ekiti Police Detain FIJ’s Senior Reporter Who Honoured Invitation

Kano Journalist Lured by Police, Detained for Facebook Post

Mr Ejike Ogbonna, Publisher of First Citizen newspaper

Newspaper Publisher Detained for a Month, Granted Bail on Strict Conditions

Journalist Arrested While Covering Shiite Maulid Procession in Abuja

Police Invite, Detain Osun Defender Editor Over Source of News Report

Policeman Threatens Citizen Journalist’s Life for Exposing Extortion

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to October 7 for Medical Records

Federal Government Files Criminal Defamation Charges Against Sowore, Social Media Companies

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