September 24, 2022

International Sport Press Association Accepting Entries for 2022 Sports Media Awards

Tarbell Fellowship Opens for Early-Career Journalists

Entries Open for Development Reporting Awards

Special Rapporteurs Adopt Joint Declaration on Protecting Right to Peaceful Assembly in Times of Emergencies

Court Sets September 28 for Hearing in MRA’s Suit to Compel AGF to Make Regulations for Implementation of Anti-Torture Act

Uzbekistan Hosts 2022 Edition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information

Angry Mob Attack Journalist Covering Flooding in Jigawa State

Congress of African Journalists Gets Legal Status, Establishes Secretariat in Nairobi

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative Trains South-east Journalists on Investigative Reporting

Falling Walls Foundation Offering Science Summit Fellowships to Journalists

Media Stakeholders Call for Establishment of National Response Mechanism on Safety of Journalists

BON Invites Entries for Broadcasting Awards, Unveils Judges

Human Rights Commission Expresses Concern over Journalists’ Safety, Pledges to Uphold their Rights

NBC Bans Broadcast Stations from Airing Song for Allegedly Containing Immoral Lyrics

Sharia Court Orders Arrest of Celebrities for Alleged ‘Immoral Conduct’ on Social Media

Journalists Covering Planned Demolition of Party Office Arrested

Africa Centre for Development Journalism Commences Inaugural Inequality Reporting Fellowship with 10 Nigerian Journalists

UNESCO Launches Free MOOC on Access to Information

Kanem Press Trains 73 Journalists in Northeast Nigeria on Reporting Historical Sites and Monuments

Sports Publisher Alleges Threat to Life by Suspected ‘DSS Operative’

Stallion Times Media Services Trains Journalists on Budget Tracking, Reporting in Kano

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

MRA’s Executive Director Calls for Regional Instrument, National Laws against SLAPPs in West Africa

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Court Says National Assembly’s Refusal to Disclose Information Requested Encourages Corruption, Financial Recklessness

Governor’s Security Aide Allegedly Harasses Journalists at Lagos Empowerment Event

Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against AGF Over Non-Implementation of Anti-Torture Act to October 2

Journalist Sues Ikorodu General Hospital for Withholding Information on Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Applications Open for Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation Open Applications for Trust Conference 2025

Applications Open for Global Technology Industry Association Grants

Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Global Disinformation Summit

Police Charge Hotelier in Kaduna with ‘Criminal Intimidation’ for Allegedly Threatening Journalist

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability CoLab’s Microgrants

UNESCO Launches Course to Tackle Climate Disinformation through Media, Information Literacy

National Press Foundation, Hinrich Foundation Open Applications for Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence Launch Special Journal Issue on AI, Justice, Invites Submissions

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

McGraw Center Accepting Applications for Business Journalism Fellowship

AIPS Sport Media Awards Receiving Submissions for 2025 Edition

UNESCO Launches Global Action Plan to Empower Digital Platform Users

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