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* Big or small; data is the evidence that defends the truth in your story. |
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** [https://www.africadatahub.org/blog/its-not-enough-to-say-that-theres-no-data-in-africa-an-interview-with-ruona-meyer/ Rouna on importance of data in 2022] |
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* Journalism is a photocopying machine – what you put into it is what it will return to you. Feed it with mediocrity, and it will return the favour. Put in the work and feed it with excellence, and it will give you the same. |
* Journalism is a photocopying machine – what you put into it is what it will return to you. Feed it with mediocrity, and it will return the favour. Put in the work and feed it with excellence, and it will give you the same. |
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** [https://mediacareerng.org/2021/01/21/what-journalists-must-do-to-enhance-their-careers-ruona-meyer/ Rouna on Journalism in 2021] |
** [https://mediacareerng.org/2021/01/21/what-journalists-must-do-to-enhance-their-careers-ruona-meyer/ Rouna on Journalism in 2021] |
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* Your visibility is up to you. Do not count on others to be honourable, you may be spectacularly disappointed. Insist on your rights. |
* Your visibility is up to you. Do not count on others to be honourable, you may be spectacularly disappointed. Insist on your rights. |
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** [https://mediacareerng.org/2021/01/21/what-journalists-must-do-to-enhance-their-careers-ruona-meyer/ Rouna on visibility in 2021] |
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Revision as of 13:06, 21 December 2023
Ruona J. Meyer (1982) is a Nigerian investigative journalist. She was named Investigative Journalist of 2013 in Nigeria. Her work has been featured on the BBC, 234Next, Financial Times, Reuters, Daily Trust, This Day, and others. She is the first Nigerian journalist to be nominated for an International Emmy Award.
Quotes
- Big or small; data is the evidence that defends the truth in your story.
- Journalism is a photocopying machine – what you put into it is what it will return to you. Feed it with mediocrity, and it will return the favour. Put in the work and feed it with excellence, and it will give you the same.
- When you have something else that brings income, it frees you from censorship by your employer, and manipulations from sources, especially in the African context.
- You need to be ready at any time to leave a job that takes your soul or decline a source’s Greek gift.
- Editorial independence is what will distinguish you in the long run and give you the higher-paying jobs.
- Keep learning: It can be scary but try your best to learn new techniques. You never know when it is that skill that will distinguish you.
- Never cut corners and realise that excuses will cripple your rise.
- Your visibility is up to you. Do not count on others to be honourable, you may be spectacularly disappointed. Insist on your rights.
