Experience

Solutions Journalism Network

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Africa Initiative

  • Feb 2021 - Present



De Montfort University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  My research interests cover the nexus of Investigative Journalism, Technology and censorship - manuscript of initial scoping study on African investigators' use of social media to enhance protection and outwit censorship published early 2020. My research interests cover the nexus of Investigative Journalism, Technology and censorship - manuscript of initial scoping study on African investigators' use of social media to enhance protection and outwit censorship published early 2020.



Freelancer

• London, United Kingdom

• Corporate and Journalism Reporter/Trainer

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2019

  Freelance Pidgin Producer Translation, Scripting, Voicing and Editing for: - Africa Check/TruthBuzz fact-checking Pidgin Videos - BudgIT Budget Handbook in Pidgin - HDI Audio Newsletter in Pidgin Freelance foreign Correspondent Premium Times Nigeria Freelance Consultant and journalism trainer with MTL Global Investments Nigeria, making programmes tailor-made to the newsroom. Freelance Pidgin Producer Translation, Scripting, Voicing and Editing for: - Africa Check/TruthBuzz fact-checking Pidgin Videos - BudgIT Budget Handbook in Pidgin - HDI Audio Newsletter in Pidgin Freelance foreign Correspondent Premium Times Nigeria Freelance Consultant and journalism trainer with MTL Global Investments Nigeria, making programmes tailor-made to the newsroom.



BBC Pidgin Service

• Lagos, Nigeria

• Senior Broadcast Journalist

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018



Financial Times

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Intern on the PSDIP programme

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Intern on World Production, Commodities, Books, World News and Companies desks. All stories on: http://search.ft.com/search?queryText=agbroko • Proof-reading, fact-checking and researching of stories prior to publication • Independently unearthing, researching then writing stories for emerging markets blog Beyondbrics. Stories on: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/author/ruonaagbroko/ • Writing weekly round-up of forthcoming earnings results for Companies desk • Interviewing analysts and writing stories for selected commodities in the news Show less



NEXT Newspapers, Nigeria

• Senior reporter

  • May 2009 - Jul 2011

  Working on environmental, social and political news Re-writing and proof-reading functions Covered Nigerian terror suspect on trial in S.Africa and currently reporting high profile money laundering trial of former Nigerian governor in London until NEXT went out of print. Some bylines here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B9GrMq9coOI3bndpQ2pmZ0hMR0U/edit?usp=sharing Working on environmental, social and political news Re-writing and proof-reading functions Covered Nigerian terror suspect on trial in S.Africa and currently reporting high profile money laundering trial of former Nigerian governor in London until NEXT went out of print. Some bylines here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B9GrMq9coOI3bndpQ2pmZ0hMR0U/edit?usp=sharing



Thomson Reuters, South Africa bureau

• Johannesburg, South Africa

• Intern

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

  Trainee correspondent at Reuters' Africa HQ bureau for two months Reported and wrote-to-deadline news stories on South Africa's mining, agriculture and financial sectors Conducted interviews as well as transcribing of interviews for self-and-desk-originated stories. All bylines here: http://www.reuters.com/search?blob=agbroko Trainee correspondent at Reuters' Africa HQ bureau for two months Reported and wrote-to-deadline news stories on South Africa's mining, agriculture and financial sectors Conducted interviews as well as transcribing of interviews for self-and-desk-originated stories. All bylines here: http://www.reuters.com/search?blob=agbroko



Wits University S.Africa

• Student blogger

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Blogged for student websites and covered radio stories during the 2010 World Cup Wrote one blog for Reuters during 2010 World Cup. Wrote an article and worked as a researcher for the Mail & Guardian South Africa on tracking down apartheid-era employees for its 25th anniversary book project Blogged for student websites and covered radio stories during the 2010 World Cup Wrote one blog for Reuters during 2010 World Cup. Wrote an article and worked as a researcher for the Mail & Guardian South Africa on tracking down apartheid-era employees for its 25th anniversary book project



Guaranty Trust Bank

• Freelance Speechwriter, Consultant and Media Officer

  • Dec 2008 - Apr 2009

  Commissioned for the writing of official speeches, remarks, press releases, business letters and general correspondence Commissioned for the writing of official speeches, remarks, press releases, business letters and general correspondence



THISDAY

• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Columnist

  • Jun 2004 - Apr 2009

  Wrote "The Way the Cookie crumbles" a series of articles on social and political issues in Nigeria Wrote "The Way the Cookie crumbles" a series of articles on social and political issues in Nigeria



Thisday Newspapers

• Sub-Editor, Writer/Reporter

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  • Reporter, proof-reader and columnist • Reporter, proof-reader and columnist