Category: The Media Blog
The Media Blog: We’re curious about this Buzzfeed video
It might be nothing. And lord knows we fuss over things that turn out to be nothing sometimes, but we ...
The Media Blog: Big Brother Naija has us cautiously optimistic
No, we don’t have any inside info. We haven’t seen or heard anything in particular to suggest that this won’t ...
The Media Blog: RED TV might have its first hit on its hands
We’ll be honest. We had reservations about RED TV’s new reality/travel show, ‘Here and Now: The Adventures of TASA.’ But ...
The Media Blog: Mazino on Men’s Corner is not bad at all
We think EbonyLife TV is onto a good show here. Sure, some of the topics are a bit inane, and some ...
The Media Blog: The digital TV transition is finally happening
It turns out Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed meant it when he said the Digital TV Switchover (DSO) ...
The Media Blog: In praise of BellaNaija’s quiet discipline
2016 has been a pivotal year for BellaNaija. Every year is probably pivotal for BellaNaija, to be honest, but this ...
The Media Blog: Betty Irabor just told a very important story
We said it before: publishing magazines in Nigeria is a difficult, largely thankless job. This morning, the publisher of one ...
Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (12)
1. Political reporting in a new age: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/journalism-post-truth-trump-2016-election-politics-susan-glasser-214523 2. The Year of Podcasts: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/ 3. Facebook’s Fake News problems aren’t going away ...
The Media Blog: Ndani Lifestyle is a curious development
In an age where many media platforms are making the move from text to video, it’s surprising (to put it ...
The Media Blog: Emmanuella gets a CNN feature
Not bad for a 6-year-old recording comedy skits from Port Harcourt, eh? We said it before – power shall continue ...
The Media Blog: “What did you become?” | Someone has finally come for Toke
She’s called Iyabeji (or OroboDiva depending upon some parameters we haven’t quite figured out yet), and she has a vlog ...
The Media Blog: The most important detail from Toke Makinwa’s Rubbin’ Minds interview
You know when someone decides that they are putting their feet on the necks of everyone else, and they won’t ...
Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (11)
1. Fake News didn’t just start today: http://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/read/fake-news-in-1947-was-the-reason-for-a-real-life-x-file 2. American TV is really, really expensive: https://mic.com/articles/161740/here-s-how-much-it-costs-to-make-an-episode-of-the-walking-dead 3. Coming to grips with ...
The Media Blog: And we thought Toke was getting ready to chill
As in. We really thought the promo blitz was dying down. How many covers does this make it now? Even ...
The Media Blog: So we watched ‘Afropolitan Chef’ …
We want to call it a bright spot. Because we definitely needs one of those. Yetunde Shorters is a very ...
The Media Blog: Accelerate TV made a good move with this one
No shade to Akah. None whatsoever. We think he’s a great person with tons of potential. But look at this ...
The Media Blog: We’re not sure how we feel about Timini on The Spot
We’re not exactly thrilled. But we aren’t particularly disappointed either. Given the fact he’s filling in for Ebuka, he does ...
The Media Blog: You heard the news where again?
This clip is astounding. Tens of millions of Americans believe these same things. https://t.co/OqK1xtyVub — Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) December 1, ...
Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (10)
A tweeting President-Elect: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/12/resisting-trumps-tweets/509222/ Revisiting an ode to investigative journalism that has become more relevant than ever: http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/3/13772892/spotlight-movie-of-week-investigative-journalism StarTimes is doing a ...
The Media Blog: Africa Magic’s Jamestown (finally) comes on tonight!
About a year ago we got wind that Victor Sanchez Aghahowa had gathered a crop of actors and ferried them ...
The Media Blog: For better or for worse, Skinny Girl In Transit returns
Well, the first episode is here and we are…. not surprised. Whether or not this is a good thing depends ...
The Media Blog: We’re reaching peak Toke levels
We should just call this Toke week at this point. Her dedication to pushing this her “On Becoming” book is ...
The Media Blog: UBA really, really wants to make RED Tv work
Just a few weeks after the announcement of their new webseries, RED TV is out with another trailer. This time, ...
The Media Blog: So what’s up with Mania Magazine?
To say that Mania Magazine came out swinging with their 2011 launch would be an understatement. The brainchild of Dimeji ...
The Media Blog: Are you here for more Skinny Girl In Transit?
We’ve never really talked about Skinny Girl In Transit, have we? Suffice it to say, our feelings about the show ...
The Media Blog: Toke is not nearly done, guys
See ehn, Toke will make a success of this book if it’s the last thing she does. Shebi you laughed ...
The Media Blog: Which one is TalkStuff again?
You think you’re tired of social networks? You’re joking. They say there’s a new one launching in Abuja on the 8th ...
The Media Blog: Bye Bye Shuga
No, the show isn’t getting canceled. Not anytime soon, as far as we know. But after 2 seasons in Nigeria, ...
The Media Blog: This Vimbai interview will make you think
OnoBello.com might not exactly be a site many people flock to for serious or affecting pieces of journalism. Actually, it ...
The Media Blog: No, but maybe we should all be learning from Toke
Toke Makinwa is pulling off a coup, guys. It’s not today celebrities started writing books, but we’re hard pressed to ...
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