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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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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
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“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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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As Nigeria approaches the next elections, journalists are increasingly under threat
With press freedom declining and more journalists beaten and killed, activists and local unions are fighting against impunity.
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From Lagos to Dublin, this platform connects journalists to cover how climate change threatens cities worldwide
Hostwriter is launching Sinking Cities, a collaborative project to cover global warming.
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This project is helping African reporters to improve their coverage of climate change
Most journalists lack the right skills and some newsrooms aren't committing resources. A fellowship from CJID is trying to change this.
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A Nigerian nonprofit is teaching fact-checking to journalists from West Africa
News outlet Dubawa has trained colleagues from Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Now it would like to take its mission even further.