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Oludolapo Adelana February 24, 2017

White House bars CNN, BuzzFeed, Politico, New York Times from press briefing

by Dolapo Adelana In a clear show of his disdain for what he terms, "fake news", the White House on Friday barred certain news networks from its press briefing. Networks…

Isime Esene January 26, 2017

The Media Blog: Let’s talk about media and ‘The forbidden experiment’

Legend has it that King James IV once stretched, yawned and thought to himself ‘hm - what language would babies speak if they didn’t have any humans to learn language…

Isime Esene January 12, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Nigeria and the year of the Buzzfeed clones

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity…

Roqeebah January 12, 2017

5 things we learnt from Donald Trump’s first press conference

A few hours ago, soon-to-inaugurated 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump held his first Press Conference since winning the elections in November at the Trump Towers…

Op-ed Editor January 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Did Buzzfeed finally cross a line?

Buzzfeed published an 'unverified memo' about Trump and Russia - and all hell has broken loose across America's media (and on Trump's timeline, of course, but that is no longer…

Media Blogger December 29, 2016

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 can't say this buzzfeed video didn't make us think. The…

Roqeebah November 9, 2016

#AmericaDecides: Pres. Obama didn’t mute a Trump win here, did he? [WATCH]

Last night, Buzzfeed posted an exclusive 2-minute long #electionnight speech from President Barack Obama. In the speech he says things like: "while we have certainly seen some new things…

Media Blogger October 31, 2016

Reading material: For those who work in media content (6)

Because sometimes, you're here today and gone tomorrow. (RIP Vine) Read. It's 2016, nobody is going to let you get away with blatant lies. (Especially you, Mr. Trump.) Read. You'd…

Isime Esene September 14, 2016

The Media Blog: Konbini.com arrived Nigeria prepared for a media war

Konbini.com, launched in 2008 in perhaps is a global media company with a presence in France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and now, Nigeria. You hadn’t heard of…

Isime Esene August 9, 2016

The Media Blog: PartyJollof vs Zikoko: Tracker, Episode 1

So if you pay attention to the underground ‘submarine channel’ of online media, you will know that there is a silent war between entertainment magazines Zikoko and PartyJollof (disclosure: our…

Isime Esene July 29, 2016

YNaija Analysis: #SaveMayowa story shows why journalism trumps blogging

When Nigerians heard the story of Mayowa Ahmed, they were moved to give like they have given many times before, and they prayed for her recovery. Later, news came that…

Isime Esene January 30, 2015

Must Reads: Michelle Obama just made a bold political statement in Saudi Arabia, 6 terrifying facts about Measles + more

Make no mistake: Michelle Obama just made a bold political statement in Saudi Arabia. The Washington Post Cumberbatch’s ‘coloured’ gaffe reveals just how white the film industry is. The Guardian…

April 7, 2013

21 reasons why the world is an amazing place (WARNING – You must smile) – WATCH

Did you know that the voice of Mickey Mouse and the voice of Minnie Mouse got married in real life? BuzzFeed has compiled some of the coolest facts that will simply make…

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