The 20th edition of the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) began on Thursday in Yenagoa with no fewer than 300 editors in attendance to search for sustainable media financing practices.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, represented Vice President Kashim Shettima, the special guest of honour at the event taking place at the DSP Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall.
Veteran journalist and former Governor of Ogun, Chief Olusegun Osoba, and the Founder of Vanguard Media Group, Chief Sam Amuka, were among the dignitaries at the occasion chaired by the Chairman of the ThisDay/Arise Media Group, Prince Nduka Obiagbena.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the three-day conference has the theme: “Economic Growth and Development Strategy in a Resource-Rich Country.”
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It has the sub-theme “Good Practices for Viable/Sustainable Media Financing”.
In his goodwill message, Amuka said that the business side of newspapers had died due to high cost of production, general economic challenge in Nigeria and advent of the internet, among other factors.
He said that newspaper producers must do their best to survive the situation.
He urged the Federal Government to intervene in the situation by reducing the cost of newspaper production to save the business from dying.
Amuka said that Nigerians generally were going through hard times, urging that the Federal Government should do more to reduce the suffering of the masses.
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