Telecoms service provider, 9mobile, recently held another virtual capacity-building session for journalists, aimed at strengthening and equipping them with relevant skills to improve their work process
This sixth edition of the capacity building session focused on two distinctive themes: “Storytelling: Embracing features in new media,” facilitated by Digital Strategist and Founder, Hybrid Tech, Adeoye-Wilson Kupolati, and “fake News: Uncovering the truth,” facilitated by News Editor/Political Analyst, Kayode Ladeinde, and both imparted on the participants significantly.
Amanfo noted that the knowledge imparted to the participants during the training would aid them to work smarter and even create room for collaboration with their colleagues seamlessly and professionally. She commended the journalists for their consistent participation in the training and said the session indeed lived up to the expectation.
He explained the negative impact fake news has had on society, admonishing media practitioners to be guided by the principles of the profession. Some platforms to verify fake news include: ‘About this Result’, ‘Fact Check Search item’, and ‘Google Reverse Image Search’. The easiest way to identify fake news is to subject the news headline or its keywords to Google search verification, Ladeinde added.