THE Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) is receiving applications from qualified and eligible Nigerian journalists for its Inequalities Reporting Fellowship.
The fellowship aims to build journalists’ capacity to report on different inequality themes at sub-national levels across Nigeria.
Successful applicants will participate in the fellowship programme that commences with an intensive two-full-day training workshop in Lagos, followed by the commissioning of special fellowship reports by the participants under the mentorship of an experienced and skilful faculty of journalists on a range of inequality themes.
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Organisers say preference will be given to journalists with proven records of reporting on inequality issues including those listed above and census, development, population and demography-related issues.
The fellowship is an activity under ACDJ’s Sub-national Development Data Accountability Reporting Project focused on inequality, underdevelopment, policy and governance. The project is part of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Collaborative Media (CMEDIA) initiative supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
The deadline for the submission of applications is Sunday, June 23, 2024, by 20:59 West African Time (WAT) and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Interested applicants can apply here.
Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. You can shoot her a mail via Botoibhi@icirnigeria.org or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi