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Journalists demand protective laws, full implementation of FOI Act

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April 27, 2022
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Lokoja – The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for the enactment of protection laws and full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act.

The NUJ, Kogi State Council , made the call in a communique issued at the end of a one-day workshop organised by Stallion Times Media Services in collaboration with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

The workshop, facilitated through the Collaborative Media Project with support from the MacArthur Foundation, was attended by journalists from broadcast, print and blogosphere organisations.

The workshop which was held on April 20 resolved that government officials should be compelled to adhere to provisions of the FOI Act by making available required information of public interest to journalists.

The Communique, signed by Isiyaku Ahmed and Adeiza Momoh Jimoh, Editor -in-Chief, Stallion Times Media Services, and Kogi NUJ Chairman respectively, said the welfare of journalists should be prioritised by media owners to minimise undue influence or interference.

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“There should be periodic training and capacity building for practicing journalists for enhanced professionalism.

“The incidence of quacks should be checked by regulatory authorities like the Nigerian Press Council and other regulatory bodies.

“Government agencies should work with the media as watchdog and any public figure that perpetuates acts of misconduct exposed through investigative reports.

“This is to deter would be perpetrators so as to encourage good conduct, especially in governance, to engender growth, accountability, decency, discipline, transparency and probity in governance,” it stated.

It noted that for better results, journalists should apply the principles of truthfulness,“Seek truth and report it.”

The communique also enjoined journalists to always uphold accuracy and objectivity by reporting all sides to a story and to ensure fairness and impartiality to minimise harm that could be caused by their reporting.

The communique said “Journalists, by their conduct, should act independently by putting public interest first.”
(NAN/vitalnews)

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