Few days after I advocated the inclusion of Solutions Journalism into journalism education at an event in Ibadan, the National Universities Commission (NUC) unveiled a new curriculum, Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) to replace Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) being used for universities since 2007. And a week after NUC unveiled the new CCMAS, I held a meeting with the international media literacy group comprising journalists and researchers from NGOs, fact-checking, research and tertiary institutions across the world. The meeting which is the offshoot of the International Fact–Checking…
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