In those two days, the participants, who were carefully selected senior reporters, editors and publishers, were drilled by a set of top-notch facilitators, each with expertise on subjects ranging from health, taxation, and business to journalism.
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The history of the “brown envelope” culture in Nigeria can be traced back to the 1980s, during a time of political turmoil
The training workshop held on February 12, 2024, was tagged “New tools and Techniques for combating Misinformation and Disinformation.”
The experts made the call on Wednesday in Lagos at a forum hosted by United States Consulate in Lagos.
Obi, who gave the encouragement through a statement to mark the recent International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, explained that journalists played critical roles in every society.
Watcher gave the advice on Thursday at the concluding session of a webinar series organised by the US Consulate, with the theme: “How to Report on COVID-19.”
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, has announced a special “Stay at Home” Media award to recognise journalists reporting Coronavirus Disease in Africa.
It is instructive at this point to recall that pre and post independence media organizations owned by regions in our geographical entity were largely cleavage based, it is instructive to intimate that they served interests of the regions for the greater good of the country. To illustrate how the early press in Nigeria was based on regional ideology was not meant to last forever, most of them fizzled out after satisfying their relevance, which were largely for agitations. The point I am trying to present is, politicians, bigots, regional warriors have taken over ownership of media organizations in Nigeria, crafting editorials along bias instead of working towards a patriotic agenda. Sadly, the media has become politicized, taking sides along ethno religious underpinnings.
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