In about two weeks, I will commence my fourth month in the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at Pan-Atlantic University’s School of Media and Communication. It is a six-week residential programme spread across six months for media practitioners in Nigeria.
But in such a short time, my mind has been stretched, and I have been challenged not only to think outside the box but also to question the status quo, especially how journalism is practised in Nigeria.
On 18 May, my journey back to the classroom began. It had been 13 years since I last walked out of a university classroom after completing my Master’s degree in Media and Communication. I never imagined I would be back ‘so soon’. Between leaving the classroom and returning to it, I welcomed a set of triplets who are now teenagers. But if you’ve ever raised multiples while juggling full-time editorial responsibilities and everything else life throws at you, you’ll understand why going back to school seemed almost impossible, even a little over a decade later.
Jayne Augoye returns to the classroom after 13 years
On my first day back in class, I expected lectures, assignments, and, let me confess, familiar media and communication concepts that I would easily relate to. But boy, was I in for a surprise! And, in fact, the last thing I expected was to have my assumptions about journalism, innovation and even myself challenged.
