GROW YOUR WINGS BEFORE YOU FLY
[Guest Post] When my fondness for my niece, Amanda, was budding, some of the many persons who took interest and followed suggested I start a Facebook page for her. I’ll […]
» Read moreAuthor: Edith Ohaja
I am a university lecturer. I teach Mass Communication, mostly writing courses like Feature and Interpretative Writing, Magazine Article Writing and News Writing, and let’s just say I’ve been doing this for a long time. As you have probably guessed, I am a born-again Christian.
MY LOVE STORY
Today, as I celebrate my birthday, I want to share my love story with the One who started it all, the One who fashioned me in the womb, brought me […]
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10 Bible Verses on Healing (with Commentary)
The primary channel through which God heals is His word. He speaks and darkness turns to light, sickness turns to health, the damaged is repaired, the lost restored. It was through the same word that God created all things (Genesis 1). We can, therefore, release the same creative power when we pray God’s word over our minds and bodies. This requires studying and meditating upon God’s word so that the Spirit of God can quicken the right scriptures in our heart to pray with and undo whatever evil is plaguing us.
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TYPES OF REPORTING III : INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Introduction: When you mention Investigative Reporting, the first thing that comes to the mind of your listener is: Is there any reporting that does not involve investigation? What then sets […]
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TYPES OF REPORTING II: INTERPRETATIVE REPORTING
Introduction: The limitations of straight news reporting inevitably gave rise to other methods of reporting, the first of which we will consider in this post. It is called interpretative reporting. […]
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“HARNESSING THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO BOOST YOUR GLOBAL AUDIENCE” WITH KAMALA DAUGHTRY
This post presents a summary of a short virtual course on how to gain and expand one’s global attention by reporting consistently via the social media. It was offered free to students of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, by social media specialist, Ms. Kamara Daughtry.
We are grateful to Ms. Daughtry for taking the time to teach and challenge our students to start their journalism careers even while in school by being active in making the most of news opportunities and building rich portfolios via their social media accounts.
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Another Impeachment Conversation: Was there really a case against Trump?
Intro: I decided to share my joy about the acquittal of the 45th president of the US, Donald Trump, at the Senate impeachment trial brought against him as a private […]
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TYPES OF REPORTING I : STRAIGHT NEWS REPORTING
Introduction The work of covering newsworthy people, places, issues and events and crafting accurate and balanced stories from them is at the core of journalism. This work, called reporting, has […]
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How to Write an Excellent Interview Feature
Introduction: I hereby share a segment from the fourth chapter of one on my books, Feature Writing Simplified, to help students and practitioners who are tasked with the responsibility of […]
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Art, Culture and Faith
Apostle Paul admonished that each person should be fully convinced in his mind of the stance he or she wants to take on disputable matters because anything not done from faith is sin (vs. 5 & 23). He added that we should not judge one another on the bases of such matters.
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Writing is Central to Every Area of Mass Communication
In this post, I explain the relevance and indispensability of writing to various areas of Mass Communication to challenge students and practitioners who are putting the barest minimum of efforts into improving their writing abilities to start making hay while the sun shines.
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TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION BY INSTRUCTORS
In Announcing and Performance, instructors are presenters who impart knowledge on particular subjects or skill sets on air. They could serve in educational broadcasting and skills acquisition programmes. Those who […]
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WHEN THE LORD RESTORES THE FORTUNES OF HIS PEOPLE
We just need to bear in mind that prosperity from God at this critical time in history is primarily for the purpose of financing His work, not for us to pursue pleasure, become complacent and indolent.
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TWITTER CEO’S FLAMING HYPOCRISY ON CENSORSHIP
Would Dorsey have expressed any remorse if Twitter’s stock prices had not tumbled after banning Trump? And is he making any definite effort to level the playing field for people with different viewpoints? I don’t think so. This is virtue signalling at best.
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MY RESPONSE TO AN ATTACK ON CHRISTIANS’ SUPPORT FOR TRUMP
In the last US presidential election, there is no way a Christian could in good conscience have supported the Democratic Party candidate, Joe Biden, over Donald Trump. Like him or not, Trump defended religious freedom and civil liberties while Biden moved in the opposite direction.
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END-OF-THE-YEAR PRAYER: May our troubles perish like Pharoah’s army
My prayer for us is that in this last week of what has been a terrible year for many, God will enact a dramatic deliverace for us- that He will make a way of escape for us from the powers and problems holding us captive and should they persist in hounding us, He will exterminate them.
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