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Nigerian Sources Reliability Literacy

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Improving Source Reliability Literacy Among Nigerian Wikipedia Editors is a three-month online training and mentorship program that seeks to tackle the persistent challenges Nigerian editors face when evaluating and citing local media sources on Wikipedia. The program is designed to build sustained capacity through hands-on learning, mentorship, and the creation of an openly licensed Source Evaluation Handbook tailored to the Nigerian context.

Objectives

  • Enhance the ability of Nigerian editors to evaluate and classify local sources.
  • Reduce the usage of unreliable or deprecated Nigerian media outlets.
  • Improve the overall quality and credibility of Nigerian-related content on Wikipedia.
  • Create a long-term openly licensed handbook for evaluating Nigerian sources.

Target audience

  • Nigerian Wikimedians (both new and returning editors)
  • Regional editing communities interested in improving sourcing skills
  • Wikimedia affiliates and User Groups across Africa working on content reliability

Participation

We welcome Nigerian editors of all experience levels! If you're interested in improving your knowledge of source evaluation and want to help make Nigerian content on Wikipedia more credible and reliable:

1 Sign in or Create a new account on Wikipedia.

2 Enroll on the Nigerian Sources Reliability Literacy Campaign outreach dashboard to track your contributions.

3 Sign up on the participant list below: Click here to sign up now!

4 Attend the bi-weekly Zoom workshops

5 Participate in discussions and assignments

Testimonials

"I strongly support this initiative! … we need a structured approach to address this issue." – User:Bembety
"Looking forward to improving my source evaluation skills through this." – User:Airypedia
"Exciting opportunity to improve knowledge in source usage and evaluation." – User:Atibrarian

Participant sign-up

Please add # ~~~~ below to join the program:

  1. King ChristLike
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Timeline

Week 1 (May 1–5):
Program launch, onboarding of participants
Week 2–4 (May):
Foundational training modules on source reliability and Wikipedia’s sourcing policy
June:
Peer mentorship, breakout sessions, practical evaluations of Nigerian sources
July (Week 1–3):
Final training sessions, feedback collection, evaluation report drafting
Week 4 (July 31):
Public release of Source Evaluation Handbook, project closeout
  1. Kuuzy (talk) 13:11, 15 April 2025 (UTC)reply

components

Component Description
Training Modules Bi-weekly virtual training sessions focusing on source reliability, verifiability, and editorial judgement using real-world Nigerian media examples.
Mentorship Program Participants will be mentored by experienced editors to review their sourcing choices and conduct guided improvements.
Edit-a-thons & Practical Tasks Source-focused editing events designed to apply learned skills in live articles and discussions.
Reliable Source Evaluation Handbook A publicly accessible, downloadable PDF handbook with examples, classifications, and guidelines for assessing Nigerian sources.
Community Resource Hub Visit the Community Resource Hub (link incoming) for updated RSN cases, lists of publications, their reliability, and best practices.

Organizing team

Contact

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