WikiTimes, and investigative and data journalism outletlaunch an accountability reporting fellowship.
Named after Professor Umaru Pate, the current Vice Chancellor, Kashere Federal University, the scholarship will provide a six-month paid internship to young graduates in investigative journalism, data and fact-checking.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of Journalism, the scholarship will be launched on January 4, 2023 to mark the professor’s 59th birthday.
A distinguished scholar and academician of international repute, Mr. Pate was the pioneer dean of the Faculty of Communication, at Bayero University Kano.
As a professor of media and society and an advocate of investigative journalism, Mr. Pate has won several international grants for the Faculty of Communication at Bayero University.
Mr. Pate’s contributions include the modification of the Nigerian Journalism curriculum to address emerging trends in the industry.
Commenting on the friendship, WikkiTimes publisher, Haruna Mohammed Salisu said, “Umaru Pate is one of the best media scholars in Nigeria who has mentored and selflessly supported hundreds of journalists in Nigeria and beyond. He has tutored media scholars and has been at the forefront in advance in the boundaries of media scholarship.
“Inspired by continuous service to humanity, we started a graduate fellowship program where we intend to train graduates who have a demonstrable interest in accountability journalism.
“For us at WikkiTimes, there is no better way to celebrate Professor Pate than to launch a program like this; because we believe that doing so will promote the principles and values that Professor Pate has lived by for so many years,” said Mr. Haruna.
The publisher added that in the first year of the fellowship, WikkiTimes will take a total of six graduates, who have completed one year of mandatory national service and will be mentored by experienced data journalists and fact-checkers for six months.
“The idea is to help fellows access the best mentorship opportunities so they can hold power – in line with the credo that Professor Pate has followed throughout his career,” added Haruna.
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