Publisher Premium Times Dapo Olorunyomi becomes first African fellow of Poynter media
The Publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi has become the first African Fellow of the Poynter Media Transformation Challenge (MTC), a yearlong fellowship and leadership programme designed for senior news executives.
Penpushing reports that the cerebral and successful Nigerian journalist is one of the 27 senior executives drawn from different organisations across the globe who made the 2023 cohort, while others include Jennifer Joseph and Karen Leo of ABC News, Paul Shanley, Sara Gillesby, David Scott and Julie March of Associated Press, BBC, Anika Palm of CNN, Larry Graham of The Diversity Pledge Institute, Amanda Zamora of Co-Founder among others.
The pride of Nigerian journalism who joined the world body on Monday said he look forward to learning a lot and sharing the outcomes when he returns from Poynter Institute a global nonprofit working to address society’s most pressing issues by teaching journalists and journalism, covering the media and the complexities facing the industry among others
‘Looks potentially helpful for the future we seek to plot at the Premium Times and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development progression,” adding that he looks forward to learning a lot and sharing the outcomes when he returns’, Olorunyomi said.
Penpushing further reports that throughout the fellowship, participants will identify and pursue their most significant business performance challenges with help from Media Transformation Challenge (MTC’s) trademark tools, concepts, coaches, peer group and alumni network.
The Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) Executive Director Charles Baum while appraising the 2023 cohort, said, he is deeply grateful for this very diverse, talented incoming class, and that the organizations are excited to begin a new set of Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) journeys.
Penpushing also reports that Fellows identify and pursue the most significant business performance challenge they face and deliver real results with help from Media Transformation Challenge (MTC’s) trademark tools, concepts, coaches, peer group, and alumni network.
This programme has over 350 active alumni with strong ties to the programme leadership and coaches, and Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) began as the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia in 2006-07 under the direction of programme architect Douglas K. Smith.
Penpushing further reports that since January 2020, Poynter has been home to this programme, and Charlie Baum has been the executive director, with a different programme in leadership, network and methodology now operates under the Sulzberger name at Columbia.
The coaches for the 2023 Monitoring Transformation Challenge(MTC) programme include Stéphane Mayoux, Robyn Tomlin, Amanda Barrett, Lauren Gustus and Danyelle White, while the programme is designed for convening and community building, improving the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and fostering trust and reliability of information.
Penpushing reports that the Institute is a gold standard in journalistic excellence and dedicated to the preservation and advancement of press freedom in democracies worldwide, and through Poynter, journalists, newsrooms, businesses, big tech corporations and citizens convene to find solutions that promote trust and transparency in news and stoke meaningful public discourse.
The world’s top journalists and emerging media leaders rely on the institute to learn new skills, adopt best practices, better serve audiences, scale operations and improve the quality of the universally shared information ecosystem.
Penpushing further reports that the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), MediaWise and PolitiFact are all members of the Poynter organisation.
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