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2023

WPFD 2023: IPC Decries Increasing Attacks On Journalists Establishes Centre On Safety Of Journalists

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WPFD 2023: IPC Decries Increasing Attacks On Journalists Establishes Centre On Safety Of Journalist In a bid to further address the growing spate of attacks on journalists and the threats on media freedom in Nigeria, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has announced that it is establishing a Centre for the Safety and Protection of Journalist (CSFPJ), as part of its unique activities to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2023. A statement by Mr. Lanre Arogundade, IPC’s Executive Director, Melody Lawal has been appointed has the Centre Coordinator, with the task of positioning the CSFPJ to strategically…

World Communication Day: Abia Information Commissioner Charges Journalists On Factual Reportage

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The Seat of Wisdom Seminary, Owerri the Rev. Fr. Louismary Ocha flanked by other Revd' father's at NUJ, Abia State on the occasion of World Communication Day. The Commissioner for Information, Abia State Government, High Chief John Okiyi Kalu aka. JOK has charged Journalists in the state to be factual, truthful and unbiased in their reportage. Chief Okiyi Kalu gave this charge on the occasion of World Communication Day, organised by the Catholic Media Practitioners Association, Abia State Chapter, today, at Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center. Represented by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information, Deaconess Caroline Igwe, JOK…

Clergy Speaks On Economic Importance Of ICT In journalism… A Must Read!!

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FAMOUS REPORTERS Pst. Igbeaku Orji says the importance of the ICT in the present day's Journalism cannot be overemphasized. Speaking in an interview with Famous Reporters, in Umuahia, the impacts of the ICT on journalism profession, Pst. Orji, a renowned Abia based Journalist maintained that there would scarcely be any aspect of Journalism in the 21st century that could thrive without the ICT. Speaking further, he said: "Gone are the days when news gathering and transmission were done using the analogue and manual methods. Today, all the aspects of mass media are based on the knowledge of the ICT", he…