Monday, January 19, 2015
Don't Trust Political Sources, Police, Do More Investigation -Journalists Urged #Media4Elections
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Nigerian Journalists have been advised not to be too trusting when gathering their reports as most sources of information these days have interests to protect.
This message came from Mrs. Funmi Komolafe a veteran journalist of several decades and a former Assistant Editor with Vanguard newspapers who stated that "Most of the time, the one giving a piece of information has a motive so, it is important to cross check but where the journalist has very serious doubts, the simple rule 'When in doubt leave out should apply' especially where such information could stir up violence or any from of crisis during and after the election.
She was speaking at the January Tweet-A-Thon conference organised by the International Press Centre in Lagos with the theme "Making use of Media Code of Election Coverage for Credible Reporting". She further stated that the ownership influence by proprietors of media houses further incapacitates journalists sometimes in their reportage particularly if such report concerns an opposing political interest of the owner.
Mrs Komolafe further stated that ahead of upcoming elections, the media should ensure agenda settings one of which might include organising political debates for contenders in order to grant the electorates more knowledge about the candidates. She also lamented the limitation in human resources in the media positing that inadequate man power has made rural dwellers seemingly abandoned from media coverage.
Also speaking at the monthly conference, the chief host and Director of the IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in his opening remarks introduced the new media code; a 30-page document which is an outcome of the collaborative effort of media regulatory bodies which sets guidelines for election reporting across the nation.
The event also had in attendance Bolaji Tunji, Executive Director, Special Duties, Sun Newspapers who represented Mr. Femi Adesina, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Sun Newspapers and President, Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the lead speaker. The General Secretary of the Lagos Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalist; Mrs. Abimbola Oyetunde was also in attendance.
The IPC hosted tweet-a-thon is a monthly conference which is supported by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) III Project and its international partners the European Union (EU), UK Aid, the Canadian Department for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFTAD).
Nigerian Journalists have been advised not to be too trusting when gathering their reports as most sources of information these days have interests to protect.
This message came from Mrs. Funmi Komolafe a veteran journalist of several decades and a former Assistant Editor with Vanguard newspapers who stated that "Most of the time, the one giving a piece of information has a motive so, it is important to cross check but where the journalist has very serious doubts, the simple rule 'When in doubt leave out should apply' especially where such information could stir up violence or any from of crisis during and after the election.
She was speaking at the January Tweet-A-Thon conference organised by the International Press Centre in Lagos with the theme "Making use of Media Code of Election Coverage for Credible Reporting". She further stated that the ownership influence by proprietors of media houses further incapacitates journalists sometimes in their reportage particularly if such report concerns an opposing political interest of the owner.
Mrs Komolafe further stated that ahead of upcoming elections, the media should ensure agenda settings one of which might include organising political debates for contenders in order to grant the electorates more knowledge about the candidates. She also lamented the limitation in human resources in the media positing that inadequate man power has made rural dwellers seemingly abandoned from media coverage.
Also speaking at the monthly conference, the chief host and Director of the IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in his opening remarks introduced the new media code; a 30-page document which is an outcome of the collaborative effort of media regulatory bodies which sets guidelines for election reporting across the nation.
The event also had in attendance Bolaji Tunji, Executive Director, Special Duties, Sun Newspapers who represented Mr. Femi Adesina, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Sun Newspapers and President, Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the lead speaker. The General Secretary of the Lagos Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalist; Mrs. Abimbola Oyetunde was also in attendance.
The IPC hosted tweet-a-thon is a monthly conference which is supported by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) III Project and its international partners the European Union (EU), UK Aid, the Canadian Department for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFTAD).
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