Gloria Ogine Two reporters from TheMiddleBelt Reporters, Linus Egwu and Gloria Ogine were part of the just concluded two days training dubbed, “Credible Elections and Democratic Governance Media Using Fact-checking and FOIA to Combat Information Disorder” held on the 6th and 7th, March 2024 in Kaduna State The capacity-building workshop facilitated by the International Press Centre Lagos exposed participants to how false information spreads, the importance of fact-checking, and the use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in seeking relevant information from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. Linus Egwu, our associate editor who was among the participants explained that the opportunity exposed him to new ways of checking every piece of information spread through the media space, he explained that the training was an opportunity that further exposed him to the importance of FOIA. He pledged that the training would further improve his work as a journalist while he expressed […]
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TheMiddleBelt Reporters is a regional online news platform documenting grassroots news, features, investigations, developments, solutions, tech, and social justice as well as fact-checking in the North Central Region of Nigeria. We are calling on early-career journalists and campus journalists from the North Central state in Nigeria and those who are interested in writing compelling news reports, features, and community news about the Middlebelt, Nigeria. Prior knowledge of journalistic writing is just an advantage, but the selection would not be based on that. However, applicants should have a flair for journalism and be ready to attend three days of training organized for selected applicants. Deadline November 15th 2022 Interested applicant should complete this form.
