By Timothy Omobude
In quest for how to build better media entity that can contribute to safe society free from all forms of unrest with keen interest on 2019 general elections, The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is conducting a two-day Media training workshop on best practices and professional reporting of the electoral process.
The workshop aimed to examine the skills of participants in the professional and ethical reportage of democratic processes and elections is supported by the European Union, EU under Component 4b: Support to the media of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) project to build a vibrant professional media as catalysts of democratic accountability, credible elections and good governance.
According to the invitation message from the program manager, Stella Nwofia available to factreportersng.blogspot.com, 160 Journalists, 40 from each zone accros four geo-graphical zones (South West, South East, South South, North-East/ North-West and North Central) is expected to attend the two days workshop that will also build the capacity of journalists with skills to commit to professional, conflict sensitive, citizen focused, gender focused and digital reporting of the 2019 elections.
The message stated that, Accommodation and DSA will be provided for selected participants from states across the zones, while participants from host city shall only be entitled to token transport at the approved rates, tea break and lunch will also be provided for the participants.
She said, the participants will be selected based on proven track record in political reporting, governance and democratic reporting, evidence of commitments from statement of participation.
"Participants shall be selected based on predefined indicators, including proven track record in political, governance and democratic reporting, evidence of commitments from statement of participation, as well as fair and equitable distribution across the states, gender balance, among others she concluded.
Meanwhile, IPC in the last week of September trained sixty media practitioners across Nigeria in Abeokuta and Abuja on the need why journalists should embark on reportorial activities free from hate speech and how to report
conflict sensitive issue both online and other conventional channels of information dissemination geared towards enhancing a safer environment before, during and after 2019 general Elections.
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