By Wisdom Okon
The Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) in collaboration with the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP) is hosting a journalist safety summit.
The summit is billed for tomorrow, Thursday, June 8 2023 at Novare Mall, room 208, FCT Abuja. Conversations during this event will focus on “protecting press freedom, ensuring journalists’ safety.”
Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, and Mr. Haruna Mohammed, publisher of WikkiTimes will be addressing participants during the summit as special guests.
Mr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Secretary of the Guild of Editors is the keynote speaker.
The Journalists Safety Summit aims to address the critical issue of protecting press freedom and ensuring the safety of journalists in Nigeria.
According to the Press Attack Tracker, a distressing 610 attacks on journalists in Nigeria have been documented since 1985, and it is believed that many more cases go unreported.
Relatively, the CJID Media Freedom project is currently in the early stages of creating an intriguing documentary titled “Safe4press: Shining A Light On The Dark Side of Journalism and Press Freedom Violations.”
The goal of this documentary is to highlight the impact of violations of journalists’ right to safety and security for journalists and their families, as well as the media’s accountability role and democratic advancement.