“I strongly believe that the corona virus would have been contained if the Chinese authority did not try to sensor and silence the sacred voice of the media.” Coronavirus Security Police Nigeria
The common saying that ‘when war breaks, truth is the first casualty, but trust is journalism’ puts this into perspective.
The media in China failed to draw global attention at the early stage of the pandemic, as well as the delay by World Health Organisation in taking a stand on the mode of transmission. In fact, on January 14, WHO tweeted a post citing the investigation of Chinese authorities that there was “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the disease.”
UNESCO insisted that governments must protect media workers to strengthen and maintain press freedom, which is essential for a future of peace, justice and human rights for all. Momoh, who gave the keynote address, said media owners must ensure journalists work in a tolerable safe environment with physical distancing in mind.
Isiguzo stressed that journalism without fear or favour could only be achieved when journalists are paid living wages and conditions of service are crafted in such a way and manner in which journalists feel secured and protected. Also, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists , Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, said because journalists, on a daily basis, engage all other actors involved in combating the pandemic, they face a high risk of getting infected.
He lamented the poor aspect of the socio-economic safety of journalists, saying, “The working and welfare conditions for journalists are appalling. How many of us have health and welfare insurances or social security? We have seen many of our senior colleagues grow old in poverty and eventually die poor.
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