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| Alfred Opubor International Conference on Community Media at the University of Ibadan Conference Centre, March 27-29, 2012 - Communique |
 A communiqué issued at the end of the Alfred Opubor International Conference on Community Media which held at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria from 27 to 29 March, 2012.
The three-day conference with the theme “If Community Media is the Answer, What is the Question?" was held in honour of the Late Alfred Esimatemi Opubor, first Nigerian Professor of Mass Communication, to commemorate his 75th (Posthumous) birthday.
The event was organised by the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, African Languages Technology Initiative, Institute for Media and Society and the Nigeria Community Radio Coalition, with support from UNICEF, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Bifocals Communications. It was attended by eminent scholars in the field of communication studies, representatives of civil society groups, grassroots communities, the media, among others, drawn from Nigeria, other African countries, Europe and the United States of America... Read more |
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| Opening Speech by the Guest Of Honour, His Excellency, President Goodluck E. Jonathan, GCFR, at the opening ceremony of Africast 2010, held at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel, on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. |
 It is a rare opportunity to stand before such an eminent gathering of broadcasters. We are pleased also to share our thoughts today with this distinguished forum of mass communications scholars and students, manufacturers of broadcast equipment and their representatives, independent producers as well as broadcast regulators and policy makers from various parts of Africa and beyond, who have come to attend the 8th biennial conference of Africa Broadcasters, Africast 2010... Read more |
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Truth in search of a Voice |
| The title of this compilation, Truth In Search of a Voice, aptly captures not only the content of this compilation but also one of the major theses that drove the research career of Professor Alfred Opubor for about five decades. It is Professor Opubor's belief that real truth exists, empowers, equips and delivers. That truth is not the exclusive possession of a race, a sex or a group of experts. Rather, truth is discovered as women, men and children express ... Read more |
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FAQs - The 2011 General Elections - What you need to know |
| Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) resources which inform and educate for effective use of the Elections Legal Hotlines for Journalists, a component of the Media Centres Project for the 2011 Elections... Read more |
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Media Coverage of Electoral Issues in the 2011 Elections in Nigeria |
| Media Monitoring was a key component of the Media Centres Project which was implemented during the 2011 national elections in Nigeria. The other components were the Legal Hotlines, the Help Desk for Women Politicians and the Cyber Rooms...... Read more |
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Media Coverage of Women Politicians in the 2011 Elections in Nigeria |
| Media Monitoring was a key component of the Media Centres Project which was implemented during the 2011 national elections in Nigeria. The other components were the Legal Hotlines, the Help Desk for Women Politicians and the Cyber Rooms...... Read more |
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