... As Don calls on FG to give palliative to journalist
By Elizabeth Osayande
Harboursandport.com: Lagos - Renowned mass
communication guru, and a member representing Africa on the World Journalism
Education Council, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, has decried the havoc done by
non-professionals in the media, whom he described as the Fourth Estate of
the Wretch.
The former Head of
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye,
also called on the presidency to give journalists palliative.
Speaking in Ibadan, the
media expert noted that: "Citizen Journalists are not journalists. Many of
them did not attend journalism school. They practice journalese. They are
information traffickers. Many times they traffic falsehood. Those who breach
professional ethics belong to the Fourth Estate of the Wreck.
‘’They don’t just wreck
the platform but society, and professional bodies they belong to such as the
Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, and Nigerian Guild of Editors
,NGE."
Calling on President
Bola Tinubu, Akinfeleye explained that the media needed to be taken proper
care of, based on the crucial role they play..
“The president is a
media owner. He belongs to the league of media owners. Palliatives are being
given. He should also remember the media industry. The media remains trustees
of public trust. There is an urgent need for palliatives and waivers for the
sector to remain afloat."
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