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VACANCY: MEDIA MONITOR

The International Press Centre (IPC), lead implementing partner of component 4 of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria-Phase 2 (EUSDGN 11) requests application from suitably qualified applicant for ‘media monitor’ for its Print/online Media Monitoring activity. About the media monitoring activity: The monitoring activity would entail the survey/assessment and analysis of 10 newspapers/online news mediums on the trend of reportage of political, electoral and democratic governance issues. This call is a replacement for one (1) media monitor only, to complement the task of other media monitors already engaged for the media monitoring tasks. All applications would go through a review process and the successful applicant shall be engaged, with tasks entailing surveying, assessing and analysing the trend in media coverage of the POST 2023 elections and democratic governance issues across the 10 newspapers over a 12-month period. The monitor shall also assess the newspapers using specially-developed monitoring codes and indices on the trend of media coverage of women, PWDs, Youths, the non-usage of hate speech as well as conflict sensitive reporting, the campaign promises of presidential aspirants as well as tracking and fact-checking fake news, as may be applicable. Job Requirements: Education: A minimum of a University Degree or Higher National Diploma in any discipline. Qualities:                                                                          Interest in and understanding of news and media reports Good understanding of governance, political and electoral issues Excellent analytical and writing skills. Proficiency is use of MS Word and Excel Proficiency in English language (speaking & writing). Interest and ability to combine offline/online task and social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. Submission/Deadline: Interested candidates should kindly send a copy of their detailed CV with a cover letter to: info@ipcng.org on/before Friday March 31, 2023. The applications shall be reviewed and shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Signed: Media Monitoring Recruitment Committee, IPC, LAGOS. (March 28, 2023)

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2023 Elections: IPC Launches Monitoring Of Media Coverage

Are media houses able to promote the participation of women and minorities in the electoral processes and elections? And enhance media literacy of election officials and the public at large? Are media reports able to enhance electoral integrity and democratic development? The imperative of answering these key questions is the major reason behind the monitoring of print and online media by the International Press Centre (IPC). To kick start the process, the organisation on Friday September 23, and Monday September 26, 2022 trained 12 Media Monitors to prepare them for the monitoring of the coverage and reportage of the electoral processes and the 2023 elections by the print and online media. The essence of the 18-month activity that commenced on October 3, 2023, is to assess the level of compliance with professional and ethical standards by newspapers, including online ones, selected for the exercise. The training of the monitors is one of the activities under component 4 (Support to media) of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria-Phase 2 (EUSDGN II) project, being implemented by IPC, along with its partner, the Institute for Media and Society. The overall goal of the media component is to “Support the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria with the media (broadcast, print and online media) helping to facilitate the key ingredient of credible elections through engagement and professionalism in coverage and reportage of the electoral processes.” The specific objective is to ensure that, “The Media, including New and Social Media, provides fair, accurate, ethical and inclusive coverage of the Electoral Process.” Bringing in the finest, the two-day training, was facilitated by Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), David Ajikobi, Nigeria Editor – Africa Check, and Mr. Sanmi Falobi, Project Manager – IPC. The exercise which took place at the IPC conference hall, in Lagos-Nigeria, covered topics and practical sessions ranging from; media monitoring basics, processes and methodologies of media monitoring, philosophical basis and technicalities involved in media monitoring, the media monitoring qualitative and quantitative indices, the standards for assessing/analysing media reportage, and the coding system, fact checking and media monitoring, spotting and tracking fake news online and offline. The trainees recruited in this new segment, expressed a high level of enthusiasm about the impact of the activity and actively participated in the training sessions. They were motivated to begin their new journey as media monitors. The monitoring activity itself has started with a daily content monitoring, and analysis of 15 Nigerian national/regional newspapers print, including (The Nation, Guardian, Punch, Premium Times among others) and online news media (The Cable, Order Paper, Daily Trust among others), along with the INEC news website and twitter handles on the trends and issues in media coverage of the electoral process. Among others, the monitoring is being done within the context of the expectation of the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage, which spells out the responsibilities expected of journalists and other media professionals at elections. The Media Election Code was endorsed by umbrella media professional bodies and associations, and close to 300 individual media outlets in 2018. It enumerates what journalists and media management should do to ensure social responsibility and integrity; equitable access for parties and candidates; media access for disadvantaged groups including women, persons with disability and youths; conflict sensitivity and the avoidance of hate speech. It is expected that the media monitoring shall play a key role in the professional reporting of the electoral processes, as the gaps and shortcomings identified from media reportage shall form part of the indices of engagement with journalists and media managers for needed improvements in professionalism. The IPC will achieve this by making use of the results to serve as instruments of engagement with journalists and media managers to address identified gaps and agree on measures for improvement, including evaluating the extent to which elections were fair in terms of freedom of expression by the media, voters and candidates; acting as an early warning system for elections-related violence; promoting the participation of women and minorities; and enhancing media literacy of elections officials and the public at large. EUSDGN PHASE I An earlier phase of the European Union (EU) funded programme, “Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria” (EUSDGN I), kicked off in 2018, with the aim of contributing to the reinforcement of democracy by supporting the Nigerian government and key stakeholders, the Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), the National Assembly, Political Parties, the Judiciary, Media, Civil Society Organisations and Security Agencies with the primary objective of fostering a more inclusive participatory and representative democracy in Nigeria. IPC in their previous interventions within the EUSDGN Phase I programme, implemented a similar media monitoring activity, between the periods May 2018 to April 2020. The Final Report On The Monitoring Of Media Coverage Of 2019 Elections from twelve print and online newspapers; The Punch, The Guardian, Daily Sun, Vanguard, ThisDay, Nigerian Tribune, The Nation, Leadership, Daily Trust, Blue Print (online), The Cable (online), and Premium Times (online) identified that the media were not remarkably inclusive in their coverage of the 2019 elections as some constituents in the society were largely ignored. It further revealed that women, persons with disability (PWD) were among the groups that received little coverage from the media during elections. It was also observed that there were remarkable cases of reports that were conflict insensitive, which were capable of inciting violence, the investigations revealed that while majority of the analysed reports met the required standards of sensitivity in reporting, a few did not meet the expectations, these reports were therefore adjudged insensitive. The quarterly monitoring reports were reviewed and presented at media stakeholders’ roundtables to engender open debates and discussions with stakeholders on the thematic focus of the democratic and electoral issues published by the selected media, moreover the IPC used the quarterly reports of the monitoring exercise to engage with the media and other stakeholders. The activity additionally documented the  Key campaign promises, of President Muhammadu Buhari, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections, which was supposed to

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Anambra 2021: IPC establishes Special Journalists’ Safety Monitoring & Alert Desk…….issues advisory on coverage

Press Release Anambra 2021: IPC establishes Special Journalists’ Safety Monitoring & Alert Desk…….issues advisory on coverage For immediate release: November 5, 2021 24 hours to the Anambra State governorship election on Saturday November 6, 2021, the International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, has announced the establishment of a Special Journalists’ Safety Monitoring & Alert Desk for Journalists and other media professionals covering the poll. IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, said the special alert desk would operate from Friday November 5 to Sunday November 7 to cover the immediate pre-election, the election and the immediate post-election periods. “Journalists have been molested by security agents and political thugs during previous elections despite accreditation by INEC and nothing can be taken for granted”, Mr. Arogundade stated. The special alert desk will monitor and document the situation of journalists and other media professionals and send out immediate alerts if they encounter problems. Journalists and other media professionals on the ground are therefore advised to reach the special alert desk should the need arise as follows: Hotlines:+234 802 362 6281+234 806 381 0424+234 813 277 6441+234 0811 450 3887Twitter: @IPCngFacebook: IPC Nigeria. IPC also advises journalists and other media professionals covering the elections to avail themselves of the services of the ANAMBRA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION SECURITY MONITORING ROOM estblished by the Cleen Foundation. In case of any emergency or distress, they can call the situation room numbers:+234 8060463492,+234 9032506317 The Anambra State Council of the NUJ can also be reached on:+2348039329116,+2348181119464 In the alternative they can reach the following senior police officers as provided by the situation room: +234 7034135464Ag. DIG ZAKI M. AHMED (OPERATIONS) +234 8106160007AIG DASUKI D. GALADANCHI,mni (CTU) +234 8110542985AIG ABANG B. JOHN (PMF) +234 8033018835AIG MURI UMAR MUSA (ZONE 13) +234 8036448894CP ECHENG ECHENG (ANAMBRA COMMAND CP) +234 7039194332CONTROL ROOM NUMBER Complaints about police actions can also be directed to:+234 8131199111+234 8057000001 AdvisoryIPC also charges journalists covering the election to abide with the provisions of the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage requiring adherence to the ethical and professional standards of factual accuracy, discipline of verification, avoidance of disinformation and misinformation, avoidance of hate speech and conflict sensitivity. They should equally abide with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and refrain from publishing results that are not approved by INEC. IPC particularly enjoins journalists on the ground to:• Always have on them INEC’s accreditation card and organisational identity card• Refrain from going out if not accredited by INEC• Constantly inform colleagues or editors and family about location and challenges• Be familiar with the polling units in advance, and identify exit points in case of emergency• Wear appropriate PPE• Back up documents in a secure storage• Draw up a plan B in case of loss of internet and devices and other crisis situations• Memorise an emergency number in case of loss of phone.• Have an emergency phone enabled with SOS apps, so numbers can be contacted on speed dial.• Avoid confrontations with the police or individuals• Avoid moving alone, but in groups SGDOlutoyin AyoadeCommunications Officer, IPC+234 0811 450 3887tayoade@ipcng.org

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IPC PUBLISHES SURVEY REPORT ON COVERAGE OF HEALTH ISSUES…..SET TO TRAIN 45 JOURNALISTS ON INVESTIGATIVE HEALTH CARE REPORTING.

For immediate release: Wednesday April 7, 2021 The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria today released the report of the one-month survey of coverage of health issues by four Nigerian newspapers – The Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard and Premium Times for the month of December 2020. The newspapers were randomly selected for the survey in order to have baseline information on the state of media reporting of health issues ahead of the training of 45 Nigerian journalists on accountability and impactful reporting of the health sector from this month. “It is good that the concerned newspapers gave robust coverage to health issues particularly the Covid-19 pandemic but there were noticeable gaps in such areas as prominence and sources ” said Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of IPC. The summary of the outcome of the one-month survey showed that while the specific issue of COVID-19 accounted for 65.7% of the relevant reports, ’maternal health’’ had 5.3%; ‘’malaria/typhoid’’, 3% and ‘’diabetes’’ 2.4%. Coverage of ‘’Cancer’’ was 2%; ‘’public health’’, 0.9%; ‘’mental health’’, 0.48% and ‘’Other viral infections’’, 0.48%. In terms of prominence, majority of the reports were published on the Inside Page (79%) followed by the Front Page (7.3%) and editorial page ( 3.7%). The context of the events were “events coverage” (32.2%), “press release” (31%,) and “press conference” (12.6%) whereas “investigations’’ accounted for 13% and interviews (10.7%). Most of the sources used were ‘’Government officials’’ (28.2%); ‘’Health Professionals’’, (23.2%); ‘’Health Institutions/Authorities’’ as sources accounted for (11%); ‘’Professional Bodies’’, (5.35%); ‘’Development/Donor community’’ and ‘’CSOs’’ (5% each); ‘’Foreign health institutions’’, (4.6%); ‘’Citizens’’, (4%,) and ‘’Other Professionals’’ (0.36%,). The category “Others” was 13.2%. “The fact that Covid-19 was the most covered issue during the period probably explain why majority of the reports were derived from events, press releases and press conferences, but what we want to see is more investigative efforts in the reporting of accountability issues in health care service delivery”, Mr. Arogundade explained. According to him, the outcome of the monitoring will now be factored into the capacity building program planned for print, broadcast and Online journalists in the South-south, South-west and South-east geo-political zones of the country. “It is worth reiterating that the baseline survey and the planned trainings are part of the 6-month ‘Media in Health Care Accountability Project (MeHCAP) being implemented by IPC with the support of the US Consulate General in Lagos”, Mr. Arogundade added. According to him, this is within the context of a strategic initiative of building and rebuilding the capacity of the media to serve as effective catalysts of fundamental health care reforms following the weaknesses in the system exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “All we seek to do is to encourage investigative and community-driven health reporting initiatives to ensure the emergence of functional hospitals and other health care facilities which can only happen if we have the next generation of investigative health journalists whose reporting would be data, fact and solution-driven”. Click the link to access the findings: Report of media monitoring of health issues. SignedSANMI FALOBIProgramme ManagerInternational Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Nigeriasanmifalobi@ipcng.org

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Media Monitoring Report of Health‐Related Issues (An analysis of trends in reportage of health and other related issues in December 2020)

This report is a summary of the outcome of a one-month media monitoring of health-related issues in four newspapers, namely, The Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard  and Premium Times (published online only). The monitoring was conducted on health related media reports published in the aforementioned newspapers in December 2020, as a baseline components of the Media in Health Care Accountability Project (MEHCAP), being implemented by the International Press Centre (IPC) with the funding support of the US Consulate General, Lagos. The Media in Health Care Accountability Project (MeHCAP) is conceived within the context of the strategic initiative of building and rebuilding the capacity of the media and journalists to serve as effective catalysts of fundamental health care reforms. The project anticipates investigative and community-driven health reporting initiatives to ensure the emergence of functional hospitals and other health care facilities with the functionality measured by adequate response to the needs of the people at the primary and secondary health sector levels. In the context of this strategic initiative, the aim of the monitoring is to provide baseline information that would help in the structuring of a training programme for 45 journalists in the three regions of South South, South East and South West. Click link to access the findings: Report

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