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#WAJIC23 The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development is excited to announce its maiden West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference (WAJIC). The conference will take place between July 25-26 in the city of Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria. 2023. The evening of 24th July will feature an Art Exhibition & Fundraising Event under the themeSafe4Press: Shining a Light on the Dark Side …

Richard GingrasKeynote Speaker

Vice President, News, Google

Dr. Kole ShettimaKeynote Speaker

Co-Director, On Nigeria,
Director, Nigeria Office,
MacArthur Foundation

Dapo OlorunyomiKeynote Speaker

Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi is the publisher of Nigeria’s leading investigative news platform, Premium Times, and the CEO of CJID. Previous to this, he served as pioneer policy director and chief of staff at Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In 1995, Dapo founded Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. In 2014, Dapo established West Africa’s first journalism innovation and development center – the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (formerly Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism). He is often referred to as the father of investigative journalism in Nigeria and many awards are testament to his phenomenal work and great legacy in the history of Nigerian media. The most recent award is from the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2020, which also announced him co-recipient of its 2020 International Human Rights Award. He was educated at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; the Washington College of Law, American University, Washington DC; the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and a Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking by MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education, and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, USA.

Agenda

Arrival/Art Exhibition - Monday, July 24, 2023
Conference Dates - Tuesday, July 25 & Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Departure - Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Art Exhibition
Day 1
Day 2

Dele Giwa Hall

06:00 PM - 08:00 PMArt Exhibition & Fundraising Event By CJID/Media Freedom Team(Strictly by invitation)

Safe4Press: Shining a Light on The Dark Side of Journalist Safety and Press Violation

Dele Giwa Hall

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMRegistration/Black Carpet By CJID Secretariat

09:00 AM - 09:10 AMWelcome to WAJIC’23 By Tobi Oluwatola, ED, CJID | Tolulope Adeleru-Balogun, News Central TV

09:10 AM - 09:20 AMWelcome Address By Dapo OlorunyomiCEO, CJID/Publisher Premium Times

10:20 AM - 10:30 AMPhotographs

10:30 AM - 11:00 AMTea Break and Networking

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJournalism and the Challenge of Innovation By Richard Gingras | Dapo Olorunyomi

Conversation

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMArtificial Intelligence, Digital Innovations & the Future of Journalism By Maupe Ogun-Yusuff | Joshua Olufemi | Serena Stelitano | David Adeleke | Christopher Guess

Panel Session

01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 1: Data, Insight, and Business of Journalism By Adenike Aloba | Richard Gevers | Ajibola Amzat | Yusuf Akinpelu | Seun Onigbinde

01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 2: AI and Tech Tools for Newsrooms By Akintunde Babatunde | Chris Guess | Anita Igbine | Muhammed Akinyemi

Leveraging Digital Tools for Effective Online Research

01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 3: Paper Presentation: “Media Ethics and News Media Financing in a Fledgling Economy – A case of The Gambia’’ By Prof Umar Pate | Dr Williette James | Dr Tunde Akanni | Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo | Dr. Wumi Adekunle

Dr. Wumi Morolake (PhD), Dean of the School of Journalism and Digital Media, University of the Gambia

(15 minutes)

Panel Discussion: Innovative Trends in Journalism Practice and Media Business – What are the Research Gaps?

02:15 PM - 03:30 PMLunch and Networking

03:30 PM - 03:40 PMCampus Journalism Project By CJID

A Documentary

03:40 PM - 04:40 PMJournalism Education in the 21st Century By Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi | Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo | Prof Umaru Pate | Dr Williette James | Idris Akinbajo

Panel Session

04:40 PM - 05:00 PMClosing Remarks By Dr Tobi OluwatolaExecutive Director, CJID

Dele Giwa Hall

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMArrival/Registration By CJID

09:00 AM - 09:10 AMWelcome By Kayode Okikiolu | Shamima Muslim

Panel Session

10:20 AM - 10:50 AMTea Break and Networking

Panel Session 2

12:10 PM - 12:20 PMHeads Up: Innovation for Press Safety By Lawal BakareCEO Safetity

Panel Session

01:30 PM - 02:50 PMWorkshop 1: Media in West African Elections: Observation, Reporting, and Polling By Mboho Eno | Chukwuemeka B, Eze | Grant Masterson | Kojo Pumpuni Asante (PhD) | Samson Itodo