Innocent Eteng Emmanuel
Journalist
Abuja
Summary
Innocent is a fellow with the Center for Religion and Civic Culture (a research centre at the University of Southern California) and a 2021 LEDE Fellow with the Solutions Journalism Network. An editor and media entrepreneur, in 2021, he founded Prime Progress, a digital solutions-focused media outlet documenting how people solve humanitarian, economic and social problems in Nigeria. Before then, he worked as a development journalist publishing stories with global media, including TRT World, Yes Magazine, Mail&Guardian, Women's Media Center, and The Christian Science Monitor.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Journalist/Editor
Prime Progress
Abuja
03.2021 - Current
- Commission staff and freelancers to produce solutions-focused stories.
- Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
- Edit and prepare stories for publication.
- Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.
Freelance/Independent Journalist
Yes Magazine, Nigeria Health Watch, TRT World, Women's Media Center, Christian Science Monitor, etc.
Multiple
03.2019 - Current
- Developed story ideas and sold to editors of global media.
- Researched and produced commissioned stories.
Correspondent
BusinessDay Media
Port Harcourt
03.2018 - 03.2019
- Researched and produce stories around finance and business in Nigeria's Niger Delta Region.
- Met deadlines to provide relevant information quickly to editors.
- Delivered content to broad audience by simplifying complex information.
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive story for print and digital publication.
- Supervised interns.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Enugu, Nigeria 07.2012 - 07.2016
Skills
Organization and Time Management
Timeline
Journalist/Editor
Prime Progress
03.2021 - Current
Freelance/Independent Journalist
Yes Magazine, Nigeria Health Watch, TRT World, Women's Media Center, Christian Science Monitor, etc.
03.2019 - Current
Correspondent
BusinessDay Media
03.2018 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
07.2012 - 07.2016
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