Akwa Ibom Set For Maiden Media Stakeholder Summit
Mr. Ukpong, the Regional Editor of Premium Times, will speak on Ethical and Responsible Journalism in the state.
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Press Freedom: Journalists Charged To Remain Resolute Despite Repression, Security Agencies Identified As Drivers Of Attacks
- by Admin
- June 8, 2023
By Patrick Obia Journalists have been charged to remain resolute in the discharge of their duties despite increasing media repressions and attacks. This was the summary of a one-day summit geared toward “protecting press freedom, ensuring journalists’ safety” held in Novare Mall, room 208, FCT Abuja and organized by the Center for Journalism Innovation and
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The Journalist Is A Politician By Agba Jalingo
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- December 16, 2022
In Nigeria, most of the veterans of our struggle for independence were all young journalists who later transformed into politicians and joined political movements to seek office. I’ve been approached several times by concerned persons who feel that as a journalist, I am supposed to stay out of politics and concentrate on investigating and writing
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Why Do Readers “Tag” Media Outfits? Drawdown To Cross River…BY AGBA JALINGO
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- February 28, 2022
Almost all front line independent mainstream media organizations in the West like CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Fox, NYT, Telegraph, Washington Post, AP, Reuters, MSN, RFI are all tagged “Western Media Propaganda” outfits or accused of leaning towards the Republicans or Democrats or Labor or Conservatives or the Lib Dems, by those who find issues with
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If Doing This Amounts To Hatred In Your Imagination … So Be It! BY AGBA JALINGO
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- February 18, 2022
Section 22, 1999 Constitution says: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” Section 39: Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including
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Accountability Journalist, An Adversary Or A Conscience BY AGBA JALINGO
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- December 7, 2021
The traditional role of journalism is an open book. To inform, educate and entertain. But there is also the watchdog journalism, which I personally prefer to refer to as ‘accountability journalism.’ This is a relatively newer dimension of the job in comparison to the traditional role, and the very kind of journalism that is unsettling.
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BREAKING: Ayade Suspends Revenue Board Chairman, Media Aide
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- March 31, 2021
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has suspended the Chairman of the State’s Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Akpanke Ogar. Also suspended is one of his numerous Special Assistants on Media, Ursula Agbor. These were contained in separate statements issued by his spokesman, Christian Ita on Wednesday which also disclosed that the State’s Auditor
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Gov. Ben Ayade Media Aides Get Another Stern Warning From CPS
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- March 18, 2021
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media, Publicity and Chief Press Secretary to the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has again issued strict warning to all Media appointees to stop speaking for the first citizen. Ita in a statement made available to our newsroom warned that anymore violation of this