Kiki Mordi accused of winning an international award with a stolen story

A Nigerian Journalist, Kiki Mordi has been accused of stealing another person’s story, “Intercourse For Grades” and profitable a global award with it.

Kiki Mordi vs stolen story

It began after the Worldwide Heart for Journalists, ICFJ, introduced Kiki Mordi as winner of the 2020 Michael Elliot Award for African Storytelling.

Kiki who’s a co-founder of Feminist_Co was rewarded for uncovering sexual harassment occurring in Nigerian universities with a documentary she produced from an allegedly stolen “Intercourse For Grades” story.

ICFJ tweeted, “With the Elliott household & @ONECampaign, we’re thrilled to current Nigerian journalist Kiki Mordi (@kikimordi) the 2020 Michael Elliott Award for African Storytelling. Her documentary uncovered sexual harassment at universities and had an amazing affect”

In line with a fellow Journalist, Ruona, recognized with the deal with @RGAMeyer, the favored “Intercourse For Grades” story was initially written by somebody she known as “O.O”.

She emphatically famous that it might be unfair if Kiki refuses to acknowledge and share no matter prize cash accrued to the award with the mentioned “O.O” whose mental property she “stole” and received the worldwide award with.

She wrote, “Kiki, make sure that this time you a minimum of share no matter prize cash there’s with O.O and acknowledge her – given this was all her story as pitched, sourced/began.
Actual journalists have honour and in addition maintain themselves to account, not simply the federal government. #TruthIsSacrosanc”



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