Experts Condemn Fake News, Urge Journalists To Fact-Check

As the 2019 general elections draw near, stakeholders in the media industry have unanimously condemned the prevalence of fake news, insisting that it is...

Journalists Adopt New Code Of Professional Conduct For Poll

A cross section of  journalists from major print and broadcast media organizations have adopted a new code of professional conduct for the coverage of the...

Amnesty International Raises Alarm Over Increasing Attacks On Journalists

Amnesty International (AIN) has said clampdown on the press, raids on media organisations and arbitrary arrests and detention of journalists, is preventing people from...

Quack Journalists Propagate Fake News, Hate Speech — Experts

The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has said that quack journalists were mostly responsible for blackmail, fake news...

PRESS RELEASE: Global Champions of Free Expression: IMS makes 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom...

The Institute for Media and Society, a Nigerian based Non Governmental Organisation, NGO, has been shortlisted for the 2019 Index Censorship Freedom of Expression...

Global Champions Of Free Expression: 2019 Index On Censorship Freedom Of Expression Awards Shortlist...

Judges include investigative journalist Maria Ressa, one of Time magazine’s people of the Year 2018; actor Khalid Abdalla Shortlist celebrates artists, campaigners and...

A Daily Trust In The Media, Not The Army

By Owei Lakemfa AS a former newspaper Editor, I would not have published the Daily Trust lead story of January 6, 2019 titled: Military prepares...

University of Birmingham Wins WhatsApp Award To Research The Use Of ‘Fake-News’ In Nigerian...

A University of Birmingham led project has been awarded a $50,000 grant by Social Media giant WhatsApp for the purpose of studying misinformation and its impact on society. The...

2019 Elections And The Media

Lekan sote The mass media are indispensable in modern democracies, like Nigeria, where there is a need to link a citizenry of more than 190...

IPC Decries Siege On Daily Trust

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, condemns in strong terms, the forceful closure of Daily Trust Newspapers’ head office in Abuja and the organisation’s...

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January 2025 MEiN

Download the January 2025 MEiN Report on Media Attacks and Press Freedom The latest Media Environment in Nigeria (MEiN) Report for January 2025 is now...

Centre for Media and Society Commemorates International Women’s Day 2025.

PRESS RELEASE 08 March 2025 Lagos, Nigeria Centre for Media and Society Commemorates International Women's Day 2025. Accelerating Action for Women's Participation and Leadership As the world marks International...

Doing Civic and Voter Education A toolkit for Community Radio Professionals in Nigeria

Download the Civic and Voter Education Toolkit for Community Radio Professionals in Nigeria The Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) is pleased to announce the...

Memorandum on the Broadcasting Regulatory frame working Nigeria (2024)

Download the Memorandum on the Broadcasting Regulatory Framework in Nigeria (2024) The Memorandum on the Broadcasting Regulatory Framework in Nigeria (2024) provides an in-depth analysis...

Documentary on Experiences of Persons and Communities from Mandated Internet Disruptions in Nigeria (2021-2022)

The Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) is proud to present a groundbreaking documentary, Stories from The Shutdown, which captures the experiences of individuals...

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