The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has invited young journalists across the country to contribute to the book of essays in honour of Dele Giwa.
Oladele Sunmonu Giwa was a fiery and courageous Nigerian journalist, Editor-in-Chief and founder of Newswatch, a weekly magazine founded in 1984.
He was assassinated on October 19, 1986, through a letter bomb delivered at his residence in Lagos. He was 39 years old at the time.
AFRICMIL is putting together a book of essays in honour of the late journalist.
October 19, 2021, marks the 35th anniversary of the murder of Dele Giwa. Thirty-five years after, his family is still waiting for justice to be served; his killers and their accomplices have yet to be brought to book.
The Dele Giwa Book of Essays is a key feature of the Dele Giwa Annual Lecture and Awards on Courage and Accountability in Journalism scheduled to hold later in the year.
Dele Giwa redefined Nigerian journalism because of his courage and his writing. Although there are a few books on Dele Giwa, the first being Born To Run by Dele Olojede, another gifted journalist, who was working with Giwa in Newswatch at the time the heinous crime was committed, not much has been done in concrete terms to promote his legacy.
The Dele Giwa Book of Essays is a key feature of the Dele Giwa Annual Lecture and Awards on Courage and Accountability in Journalism scheduled to hold later in the year.
The essay, according to AFRICMIL is open to journalists under 40 years and affiliated with a recognised media house in Nigeria.
Essays it said should be between 1000 and 1200 words (maximum) and submitted in Microsoft word document (Times New Roman – 12 points). “They MUST reflect the aims of the book. Essays and other details should be submitted to delegiwa35@gmail.com latest by Sunday, October 10, 2021,” it stressed.
The books, AFRICMIL said aimed
at honouring Dele Giwa and promote the ideals he died for; and to also serve as an opportunity for young journalists to explore and discuss new issues and challenges facing the media and journalists in Nigeria amongst other things.
Further enquiries, AFRICMIL said should be directed to Ayoola Babalola (babalolaemmanuel16@gmail.com).
