Lagos, Friday, March 14, 2014: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day Africa Regional Conference on Freedom of Information Implementation on March 18 and 19, 2014 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, to design strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of access to information laws on the continent.
The Conference will bring...
The John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University in the United States is calling for applications from interested individuals who are passionate about finding ways to address challenges facing journalism and journalists.
The Fellowship which commences in September 2015 and will run for 10 months is focused on journalistic...
The MacArthur Foundation has announced the departure from the Foundation, its President, Robert L. Gallucci. His five year tenure will come to an end on July 1, 2014.
The Foundation’s Vice President for U.S. Programs, Julia Stasch will serve as interim President beginning from July 1, while a search is...
Nominations are still open for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Press Freedom Prize, which recognizes journalists who have made remarkable contributions to the promotion of press freedom.
UNESCO marks World Press Freedom Day by conferring the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on a deserving individual, organization...
CNN International, in partnership with MultiChoice has announced the opening of entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 awards competition. It is therefore calling for entries from journalists creating contents targeting African audiences.
The 2014 competition for African nationals is open to journalists working in any medium. The competition...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom has begun receiving entries for the fourth edition of the ‘Young Innovators’ competition which it is organising in partnership with Ooredoo. The competition is searching for talented young thinkers and social technopreneurs across the world and encourages these young individuals to showcase their...
