Appreciating media’s social responsibility, some non-governmental organisations have taken it upon themselves to give back to the givers by training journalists on different fields to support their job.
Among such organisations that have embarked on this laudable gesture are Media Awareness and Justice Initiative , Renevlyn Development Initiative , Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa and Spaces for Change .
“So, we can use this workshop to train them to use data in their stories. Overtime journalists collate data and at the end are not able to use them in their stories. Stories without details do not go far,” Ahaka said. He recalled the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealing that in the United States alone, the amount the industry spent on visibility activities, including cigarette advertising and promotion, increased from $7.84 billion in 2020 to $8.06 billion in 2021.
Research analyst of International Food Policy Research Institute , Austine Iraoya, also spoke on reporting tobacco taxation during the workshop. Ikulajolu said fact-checking gives journalists an edge above others in news accuracy, which curbs fake news dissemination.
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