Media Opportunities and Spotlight for the Week

Biliyaminu Manne was only seeking to expand his knowledge of the relationship between liberty and journalism when the young journalist applied for the second cohort of the Journalism for Liberty Fellowship in 2023. Several months later, he not only became a pro-freedom reporter, but Manne confessed to our journalist, Shereefdeen Ahmad in this report that the fellowship improved his media career and attracted several subsequent fellowship opportunities for him.

Making sure you have information about transformative media opportunities like this is why we curate lists of media career development opportunities every week for journalists and media professionals to apply to. We have curated a few more this week for you to maximise and take advantage of before they close.

Media Fellowship Opportunities for the Week.

1. The Global Investigative Journalism Network 's 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) Fellowship. Deadline: Friday 14th February 2025.
2. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 's Journalist Fellowship Programme Deadline: Thursday 13th February 2025.
3. Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) 's 2025 Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship
4. fraycollege Africa Health Communications Fellowship. Deadline: February 24, 2025
5. Tarbell Center for AI Journalism 's 2025 Tarbell Fellowship for Early-career Journalists. Deadline: 28 February, 2025.

Media Training and Development Opportunities for the week.

1. Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development 's Next-Gen Internship Program for Campus Journalists. Deadline: February 14, 2025
2. Earth Journalism Network ’s (EJN) Virtual Media Workshop. Deadline: February 26, 2025
3. Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development 's Journalism Workshop on Legal Threats to Press Freedom, SLAPPs. Deadline: February 14, 2025
4. Liberalist Centre 's Journalism for Liberty Fellowship. Deadline: March 1, 2025
5. DW Akademie 's International Media Studies Program. Deadline: March 15 2025.

Continuing Manne's story, the Journalism for Liberty fellowship opened the door to other media fellowships like the African Liberty Writing Fellowship and the Prime Progress Religion for Change Fellowship for him. ”I got selected, and at the time, I didn’t know it would change the way I see the role of journalism and I didn’t know it would change my life. The fellowship improved my journalism knowledge and sharpened my communication skills, better equipping me to become an advocate of liberty,” he added.

The The Liberalist 's pro-freedom reporting fellowship was the subject of last week's edition of our Focus Series. We explored the impact of such initiatives on the careers of young journalists and the Nigerian media as a whole. We have also explored Dataphyte Nigeria 's impactful use of data in media products and HumAngle Media 's innovative storytelling approach in past focus series. This week's edition of the MCDN Focus Series will be on Prime Progress. Stay tuned to this space to not miss it.

We already have a line-up of content for you this week. Starting with our editorial for the week where we suggested that media organisations and groups should organise regular training to address the worrisome trend of misleading reports that question their integrity. We will also be exploring the inspiring profile of SIMON KOLAWOLE of TheCable as we did Anikeade Funke-Treasure 's profile last week among other importan information we share weekly.

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