Dubawa Hosts Journalists, Researchers for its 2020 Fellowship Programme 

By Raji Rasaq
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, through its Dubawa fact-checking project has commenced its 2020 fact-checking fellowship for journalists and researchers across the geo-political zone of Nigeria. The programme which begins with a mandatory 4-day virtual meeting/training aims at providing training and support for fellows to tackle misinformation and hold political elites accountable for their words and action.

The 4-day extensive training commences on July 8 and is expected to end on July 13 2020. Participants who are drawn from the various media environment including online, blog, print and electronic media are expected to organise step-down feedback and institute a culture of fact-checking and verification in their various organisations.

According to Dubawa’s Programme Assistant, Temilade Onilede, the fellowship seeks to “expand the reach of verified information to grassroots communities that are targeted constituencies for political, social and cultural disinformation so they are adequately equipped to hold political elites accountable.
This year's fellowship, which is being supported by the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Foundation (HBS) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is expected to run from July to December, 2020.

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