It is not true that it is obnoxious to toot your own horn or blow your own trumpet. Rather, if you don’t, some records will not be straight. That is why I will make this following statement. There is no other State in Nigeria, including Lagos and Abuja, that has a vibrant local media, especially
By Margaret John and Philip Agba The Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Jeremiah Archibong has charged intending journalists to get acquainted with Information Technology (IT) stating that “it’s a prerequisite to journalists in training and practice, it’s the future and our selling point in the New Media.” Mr. Archibong gave the charge while receiving students
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The fourth estate of the realm like many other disciplines and professions has had its share of ethical challenges with calls from several fora urging journalists to always live above board. The Chairman, of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, Mr. Iwara Iwara, recently stressed the need
In this report, Temitayo Famutimi examines the opportunities and dangers associated with the use of new media tools for information dissemination With the level of Internet penetration in Nigeria, coupled with the availability of various new media tools, ordinary citizens other than professional journalists now actively engage in information dissemination. Roles hitherto exclusively played by