Code for Nigeria is looking for a digital journalist and strategist to join our CitizenLab in Lagos.
The News Innovation Fellow will implement and manage our journalistic projects and showcase events. This will include conceptualising, planning and executing data-driven journalism projects, multimedia reporting projects and developing digital tools to augment news reportage.
In addition, the fellow will contribute to regular digital journalism skills programmes and play an evangelist role in managing our local Hacks/Hackers chapters – currently in Abuja and Lagos – and related innovation communities.
Worth
- Satisfaction from empowering citizens with actionable information and data-driven tools to improve society’s evidence-based public discourse.
- A competitive honorarium.
- Free housing at our CitizenLab in Lagos.
- Free lunch (we’re being serious).
- Awesome backend tech support for your project ideas
- An opportunity to make your mark in the global data journalism and civic tech communities, through international collaborative projects, international travel, and international media partnerships
Eligibility
- Strong mainstream journalism background (2–3 years minimum).
- A passion for social innovation and digital democracy.
- Hands-on experience with data-driven journalism.
Deadline: February 29, 2016
To apply and for more information visit here
