Linus Unah

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Born
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigeria
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • writer
Years active2012-present
Known forpeace journalism in Africa
Notable work
Security Cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel (2018)
WebsiteOfficial URL

Linus Unah is a Nigerian journalist and writer.[1] He was a former reporter of Nigerian local news at Al Jazeera. His work has been published in The Guardian, IRIN News, The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio. Linus is a documentary student at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

Early life and education

He badged Bachelor of Art in Mass Communication from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. In 2019, he graduated with a certificate in peace journalism and digital journalism from Anadolu Agency News Academy.

Works

Linus started his journalism career as an associate editor for Youth Journalism International from October 2013 to August 2021. In 2020, he became the West African representative for WildAid|WildAid Environmental Organization. In 2022, he participated as wildlife video production intern at WildAid from February to June. He is the author of Security Cooperation in West Africa and the Sahel in 2018.

Essays

  • Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria[3]
  • Young Nigerians are Connecting with Pentecostal churches: Will they return to Catholicism (2017) [4]

Awards

Unah received a grant award from Mongabay for Great Apes Special Reporting Project during the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Copenhagen in October, 2018.[5] In 2018, Unah won the Future Awards Africa Prize for Journalism.[6][7]

References

  1. "About Me". Linus Unah.
  2. "Linus Unah". UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
  3. Unah, Linus (2018). "Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria". Stanford Social Innovation Review. 16 (2). doi:10.48558/sca0-wf70.
  4. Rausch 2021.
  5. "Journalist of the month: Linus Unah". International Journalists' Network.
  6. "The Future Awards Africa 2018 Prize for Journalism". The Future Swards Africa. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. "Future Awards 2018 names winners". Premium Times. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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