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Donor-Funded Journalism Is On The Rise In Africa: Why It Needs Closer Scrutiny

akinolaniyanBLOG, MEDIA MATTERSJuly 17, 2019

Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town; Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana, and Chris Paterson, University of Leeds An enormous and increasing portion of the foreign development aid coming into Africa annually is for media development. Foreign aid funds diverse projects, …

Trolls Ti Take Over

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIAL MEDIAJune 25, 2019

When Olamide shocked live and watching audiences with his rant at the 2015 Headies Award by boasting, ‘street ti take over,’ he very well may have been speaking to the emerging trend of digital hate mobs. Some recent events and …

It’s Their Turn To Eat

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIAL MEDIAJune 20, 2019

For the second time in less than two months, Nigerian journalists are at the centre of a needless and embarrassing controversy. Some of the reactions to the appointment of a Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of …

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Sorry Stephanie, You’re Not The Victim But An Ogre Feeding Off A Poor Girl

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIETYApril 4, 2019

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes something new to remind you that Nigeria is one exciting and complex place where anything can happen. Or how else does one make sense of that viral video of Success …

It’s Crazy, But Study Finds Almost Half Of All Nigerians Want To Emigrate

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIETYMarch 28, 2019

A new study by the Pew Research Centre has painted a scary picture of life in Nigeria as it shows nearly half of all Nigerians are making plans to leave the country within the next five years. The report says …

Social Media Activism: Separating Facts From Fiction

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIAL MEDIAMarch 25, 2019

You’ve heard the myths about Social Media and its influence over OccupyNigeria; now it’s time to try and make sense of what role Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms played during those protests. I’ve been on the whole project of how …

The Tribute Prof. Pius Adesanmi Deserves

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIETYMarch 14, 2019

Just two days before the Ethiopian Airline flight crashed and ended the lives of 157 people, I was teaching a Tutorial Class of Year 2, Media Studies, where we discussed the ‘Algorithm Culture’ and how it’s shaping communication in the …

Memorable Communication Gaffes Of 2019 Elections

akinolaniyanBLOG, GOVERNANCEMarch 13, 2019

Three videos clips, of prominent politicians, which surfaced on social media in the course of the 2019 general powerfully reinforced the changing media landscape. The videos of Governor Nasir El-Rufai, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Adebayo …

Reflections On Election Media Coverage

akinolaniyanBLOG, MEDIA MATTERSMarch 4, 2019

Democracy thrives when the media is effective, this meaning the provision of accurate, useful information in a way that readers or users can make informed decisions. You have to agree with those who say the quality of the media often …

The Crazy, Rotten Girls Of Instagram

akinolaniyanBLOG, SOCIETYFebruary 27, 2019

How do you get noticed in a crowded media market like Nigeria? To attempt to answer this question we have to look at what desperate young folks who don’t have the financial muscle of the big brands are doing on …

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