Applications are now open for the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Masterclass on Migration Reporting 2019. The two-day masterclass on migration reporting is in line with the organization’s Media Engagement. Further, on Migration Reporting programme supported by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Moreover, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites Nigerian professional investigative reporters. Who are (full-time or freelance) from the print, online and broadcast specialties to apply for a two-day masterclass. Further, on migration reporting in line with the organization’s Media Engagement on Migration Reporting programme supported by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Media Engagement on Migration Reporting is at ensuring that the most vulnerable people. Particularly the youths have access to relevant information and knowledge of the dangers and the benefits of migration. The emersion training is at building the capacities of journalists to investigate and better report migration issues in West Africa and to Europe. The tentative training date is August 29-30, 2019.

At the inaugural annunciation of the initiative, Soyinka’s significance was in these terms: “In the course of the past two generations of Nigeria’s history, no individual has epitomize the spirit of freedom than Wole Soyinka who is unarguably the zeitgeist of Nigeria’s post-Independence challenge with freedom, writing, justice, humanity, and democracy”. Soyinka represents the symbol and example of how “the vivid outlines and also,  structures of a better society can be sketched through the resources and power of the human imagination.”

Eligibility

• Open to Nigerian professional investigative reporters (full-time or freelance) from the print, online and broadcast specialties;
• Likewise, applicants must have relevant works proving their dexterity at investigative reporting in the beat under focus or other ones;
• Encouragement to Female journalists
• Further, encouragement to applicants living with disabilities
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Application

To avoid loss of information, please copy questions and answers on a separate sheet, then copy and paste answers in the form and submit at once. Contact applicants are only shortlist applicants.