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  "id": 14674529,
  "title": "PUNCH journalist wins maiden Reporter Slam Nigeria contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/punch-journalist-wins-maiden-reporter-slam-nigeria-contest-14674529",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:56:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/punch-journalist-wins-maiden-reporter-slam-nigeria-contest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUNCH journalist Adetutu Sobowale has been crowned the 2026 winner of the Reporter Slam Nigeria contest. The event, themed \"Journalism and the Nigerian Story,\" took place at Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday. Sobowale's presentation focused on her experience as a journalist and fact-checker after reporting a sensitive story about Nigeria's relations with the United Arab Emirates. She recounted how her post was deleted by a spokesperson for a high-ranking elected government official and later labeled as fake news. Sobowale expressed her excitement and confusion about the recognition, emphasizing her commitment to telling stories that reflect the experiences of journalists and others whose struggles often go unnoticed. She urged journalists to share the experiences behind their work to help rebuild public trust in the media. Sobowale's winning score was 119.90, with an average jury score of 56.00 percent and an online audience vote of 63.90 percent.",
  "summary": "PUNCH journalist Adetutu Sobowale has won the maiden Reporter Slam Nigeria contest with a presentation on the challenges of reporting in the digital age. Read More: https://punchng.com/punch-journalist-wins-maiden-reporter-slam-nigeria-contest/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PUNCH journalist wins maiden Reporter Slam Nigeria contest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/punch-journalist-wins-maiden-reporter-slam-nigeria-contest",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:30:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}