Aniee Dick

Journalist, Writer
Secretary, Step-Up for Women In Journalism Initiative

[Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development @CJIDAfrica]

Call for Applications! 📢

Are you a journalist, editor, or media influencer from across Africa with an interest in road safety reporting? We have an opportunity for you!

The CJID, through its Health Reporting Project, with support from the World Health Organisation (@WHO), invites you to apply for a three-day in-person forum on road safety reporting.

The forum aims to bring stakeholders together to develop industry-standard editorial and reporting guidelines on road safety for Africa. Participants will also produce a series of road safety stories that reflect the new guidelines.

Read the full statement here: https://t.co/vJuEGeAoic

Apply here: https://t.co/1ehtKbn4tk

📅Deadline: July 10, 2026.

[Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development @CJIDAfrica]

Call for Applications 📢

Together with Casa África (@Casaafrica) and the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria (@EmbEspAbuja), we are inviting applications for an Advanced Workshop on Electoral Disinformation, Fact-checking, and the Uses and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Newsrooms ahead of Nigeria's 2027 General Elections.

The two-day programme will equip Nigerian journalists with practical skills to identify and counter electoral disinformation, verify digital content, and navigate the opportunities and risks of AI in journalism.

🔗Apply here: https://t.co/atJzSsNmT4
📅 Deadline: 24 June 2026

#PeriodismoÁfrica #MediaTraining #FactChecking #AI #Journalism

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

So you want to make a podcast?

This course by @thomfound will guide you through the building blocks to making a successful podcast

Part 1: Prepping the Big Idea. https://t.co/ypt4iwev8G
Part 2: Making It. https://t.co/bAuoGm2yC7

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

📢 Calling all journalists: if you want to learn how to identify and verify AI-generated content, @AFP has launched a new, open-access online course!

It takes about an hour and includes plenty of case studies and exercises.

Find it here: https://t.co/2lMJka1w1C

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

📢 @OCCRP, in partnership with @CENOZO_Afrique and @tigereyefound, is now accepting applications from journalists in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo for an in-person and online investigative training and reporting fellowship.

Apply by April 19. https://t.co/RERdQ4rW0X

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

@KeruboSk It's terrific and gives you confidence. I hardly wear makeup for 11 years now and counting.
Mostly barefaced .

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

🖊️ @CodaStory seeks story pitches that reveal the patterns beneath the headlines.

Their journalism tracks “currents” – global trends that shape local communities – through character-driven narratives that connect dots across geographies and time. https://t.co/YgH5sPDaGW

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

At @StepUp4women recent retreat, one of our distinguished stakeholders Dr. Ijeoma Acholonu took the stage and delivered a talk that left every participant in that hall thinking about her career, her voice, and her value.

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

A new @KTNNewsKE investigation by Lenox Sengre exposes Kenya's unregulated surrogacy trade, where desperate women rent their wombs for a pittance while agents and clinics reap huge profits — leaving women exposed to exploitation and medical neglect. https://t.co/EHkgqpDsCs

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Are you reporting on Gender-Based Violence?

Check out this @CJIDAfrica Reporting Handbook.

The handbook aims to help journalists & the media report cases of Gender Based Violence better, & to help fight harmful social & cultural norms.

Download 👉 https://t.co/HfrcipjFZl

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

Emotionally mature friends are a gift from God. Cherish them. ❤️

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

Jason Calacanis once said that "The currency of blogging is authenticity and trust."

In Nigeria, blogging is about clout chasing and negativity peddling. Most Nigerian bloggers are part of the country's problem; they have become an infodemic.

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

One of the worst sins in Journalism is to be ill-informed about something that you are writing about.

[Aniee Dick @AniefonDick]

Do we actually practice Active Listening in our day to day lives?
Active Listening is an essential skill for Journalists

The lessons learnt is overwhelming
#SFCG
#EU
#NigerDeltaisbetter
@StepUp4women

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Nigeria’s maternal & child health outcomes are threatened by gaps in insurance coverage.

Could health impact bonds be the solution to financing care sustainably?

Find out in this #NHWPost by @t_chinwendu and @EnemaPrudence: https://t.co/siX4TS4m0A

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

NEW! @KunleAdebajo has developed a web app that helps journalists & other writers come up with refreshing story ideas.

It gives you a random set of prompts, but you can also input your own. The prompts come in different formats: text, emojis, & pictures. https://t.co/nYewJaFAC8

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

“Investigative journalism doesn’t start with doing big stories. It starts with getting small things right.”

– @Johnblanshe_m, African Investigative Journalist of the Year 2024, on exposing land grabs, mentoring reporters, & watchdog reporting's future. https://t.co/nrQnju77Ng

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

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[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

The climate emergency is a huge, multi-faceted story for every beat in the newsroom.

This guide by @CoveringClimate acts as a resource for journalists looking to cover climate solutions across diverse reporting areas. https://t.co/xXNkMIXCH2

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Are you a media entrepreneur struggling to prepare a funding pitch to investors?

@mdiforg's @patburd and @anasoffietto have prepared a checklist to guide you as you prepare your funding presentation.

Read more👉 https://t.co/CFuBg4xW4s