A truly independent media landscape that advances fundamental human rights, good governance and accountability in West Africa.
About
Who we are
Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism [PTCIJ] is a non-governmental organization, founded in 2014, to promote a truly independent media landscape that advances fundamental human rights, good governance and accountability in West Africa through investigative journalism, open data and civic technology.
To deploy investigative journalism, open data and civic technology tools for the advancement of fundamental human rights, good governance and accountability in West Africa.
- Building the capacity of the media to become more informed, innovative and competitive institution well positioned as a central player in today’s knowledge societies and economies, and able to provide appropriate interface for civil society and governance institutions.
- Up-skilling civil society and government institutions for appropriate engagement of the media and utilization of other communication resources.
- Advocating media and communication rights and the expansion of media resources to all sections of the population.
- Conducting groundbreaking investigations on corruption, human rights abuses, abuse of power and due process among others.
- ADVOCACY: promote press freedom, freedom of expression, net neutrality and media plurality.
- CAPACITY BUILDING: train journalists, civil society and government institutions on various components of development communication.
- CIVIC TECHNOLOGY: develop civic tools to track, monitor, report and present information useful for decision making by governments and citizens.
- INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM: conduct fact-based and data-driven investigations to hold government and institutions to account at all times.
- OPEN DATA: deploy data analysis and its tools to increase access to public and hidden data within government institutions.
Your report on advancing political accountability through investigative journalism, the very high number of unique page views (10 million) and social media views (42 million) are indications of the popularity of your work. Your contributions to the outcome of the 2015 elections, internet privacy, investigative journalism, data journalism are commendable. Bringing attention to the flight of IDPs and corruption in the security sector has been helpful
PTCIJ training will impact on my work because I now have an insight into how to go about investigating security related issues in my area especially insurgency and military operations in Adamawa State.
I have resolved to hold public officers accountable’ henceforth after this training on Investigative journalism and data security.
Our Team
We are a relentless team who believe that of all the institutions of a modern democracy, the media matters in large measure. We combine our passion, expertise and innovations to help forge a new social agenda in support of a better society, and help build media capacity across our nation to move this vision of hope and resistance.
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Cleaned Data
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Investigations