Patrick Egwu

Patrick Egwu

Freelance contributor

Patrick Egwu is a Nigerian freelance journalist with expertise on Nigeria's media landscape. He has reported for international media outlets from Toronto, Chicago, Johannesburg, Berlin and Lagos.

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“As we cover the Nigerian elections, we should be truthful, factual and accurate”

Dapo Olorunyomi, founder of ‘Premium Times’, on misinformation, investigative journalism and press freedom in his home country.

How Ripples Nigeria aims to create a fertile ecosystem for geo-journalism in Africa

Founding editor Samuel Ibemere discusses how their signature project Eco-Nai+ can help improve the climate coverage in the continent.

How an African news agency is breaking negative stereotypes about the continent

Launched in 2021 by nonprofit Africa No Filter, the agency has run 400 news stories portraying Africa beyond poverty, conflict and corruption.

How Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover may impact African journalists

The platform’s new owner will charge $8 a month for the iconic blue badge. Journalists from Nigeria and Zimbabwe express their concerns.

“We wanted to show that online journalism can be done without extortion”

Nigerian journalist Simon Kolawole discusses his new book, his online newspaper The Cable and the news ecosystem in his home country.

Nigerian broadcasters fined for airing critical documentaries: press freedom advocates fear the worst is yet to come

With next year’s election approaching, global organisations stress the authorities should respect journalists’ ability to report as they see fit

“Journalists must hold each other to account. We all get damaged when somebody goes off track”

Award-winning investigative journalist Anton Harber reflects on the state of freedom of expression and investigative journalism in South Africa and beyond.

“We were trying to build a democracy. Every value we worked to uphold has vanished”

After fleeing the Taliban and rebuilding their lives in Canada, three Afghan journalists reflect on what’s been lost since the fall of Kabul.

In an industry mostly run by men, a few women are changing Nigerian newsrooms

Journalists Adesola Afolabi, Mercy Abang and Motunrayo Alaka speak about their challenges as trailblazers in the West African country.

In a nation polarised by COVID-19, Canadian women journalists suffer online abuse

“We need an environment where journalists can go to a manager and discuss what they are going through,” says reporter Raisa Patel.

“Journalists must be protected at all costs. They are in Ukraine to keep us informed”

The Rory Peck Trust has raised almost £20,000 to provide freelance reporters with protective equipment to cover the war.

How African journalists are embracing solutions journalism

With the help of the Solutions Journalism Network, reporters are publishing stories and translating them into local languages.