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Building Multimedia Storytelling: Advanced Electoral Reporting for Nigerian Journalists

3 hours Intermediate Updated August 2026
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Building Multimedia Storytelling: Advanced Electoral Reporting for Nigerian Journalists
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What Will You Learn?

  • This pack converts the ten-topic source curriculum into nine platform-ready modules, mapped onto the previously agreed competency-domain architecture: M1 (Electoral System) as the universal spine, three competency clusters — A: Information Integrity, B: Craft and Conduct, C: Safety and Resilience — and M8 (Accountability) as the closing module leading into the M9 Capstone Simulation.
  • Each module follows an identical structure for consistent upload into the LMS: Learning Objectives, an Async Lesson (written to double as a narration script and a low-bandwidth text version), a Nigerian Case Study with reflection prompts, a Live Lab with a full run-of-show and a designed Asynchronous Fallback for learners who cannot attend live, a four-level Assessment Rubric, and a Toolkit list of downloadable resources referenced in-lesson.
  • A known gap remains from the original redesign review: this curriculum, like its source document, contains no dedicated audio/video/visual production craft content despite the programme's “multimedia storytelling” title. That gap is intentionally not filled here so as not to introduce untested content into a live deployment pack; it remains scoped as a future M10 — Multimedia Production for Election Stories — to be built and piloted separately.

Course Content

M1
Learning Objectives • Refresh advanced understanding of Nigeria's electoral structure and timelines • Identify reporting entry points at presidential, state, and local levels • Map key stakeholders and power dynamics

A1 Fact-Checking & Verification with Limited Resources
Learning Objectives • Strengthen verification habits under time and budget pressure • Verify claims, results, videos, and images during elections • Build verification workflows for small newsrooms

A2 — Misinformation, Disinformation & Counter-Narratives
Learning Objectives • Identify Nigeria-specific misinformation patterns • Respond without amplifying falsehoods • Collaborate across newsrooms during misinformation surges

A3 — Social Media Verification, Harassment & Digital Resilience
Learning Objectives • Verify social media content in real time • Respond to online harassment professionally • Protect mental health and digital identity

B1 — Conflict-Sensitive Reporting in Polarized Nigerian Contexts
Learning Objectives • Apply conflict-sensitive journalism principles to Nigerian elections • Avoid inflammatory framing that escalates tensions • Report violence, ethnicity, religion, and party rivalry responsibly

B2 — Interviewing Power, Communities & Security Actors
Learning Objectives • Conduct tough but ethical interviews • Avoid being manipulated by political actors • Center affected communities' voices

B3 — Data Journalism & Election Results Reporting
Learning Objectives • Report results accurately without misleading visuals • Use basic data tools for analysis • Explain trends clearly to audiences

B4 — Ethics, Bias & Inclusive Electoral Coverage
Learning Objectives • Identify and mitigate personal and institutional bias • Apply ethical frameworks to difficult election decisions • Ensure inclusive coverage across Nigeria's diversity

C1 — Security, Risk Assessment & Journalist Safety
Learning Objectives • Conduct risk assessments before and during election coverage • Protect physical and digital safety • Make informed decisions under pressure

M8 — Post-Election Reporting & Capstone Simulation
Learning Objectives • Shift from event-based to accountability journalism • Cover disputes, tribunals, and governance transitions • Demonstrate integrated election reporting skills

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