OFF-CYCLE GUBER: IPC, UNDP train Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Journalists on fact-checking, questioning, detecting misinformation
OFF-CYCLE GUBER: IPC, UNDP train Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Journalists on fact-checking, questioning, detecting misinformation As November 11, 2023 off-cycle gubernatorial election draws nearer, the International Press Centre, IPC, has under the iVerify project by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, trained journalists on how to ensure credibility of electoral information, despite the odds. Famousreporters.com reports that no fewer than 81 journalists drawn from the print, electronic and online media in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states have been trained on fact-checking to in a two-day intensive workshop held across the three states, in a bid to adequately prepare Media Practioners for…
