The European Union (EU) and Search for Common Ground Journalism have trained about 33 journalists from three states in Niger Delta region - Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa on ways to reporting issues of criminality and violence in the oil-rich region to tackle them.
The European Union and Search for Common Ground Journalism have trained about 33 journalists from three states in Niger Delta region - Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa on ways to reporting issues of criminality and violence in the oil-rich region to tackle them.
“Now, in as much as some of these narratives actually represent the reality on ground, what we are saying is that there is something called responsible truth-telling to manage conflicts “ Agbagadjah tasked journalists to report responsibly to keep those in government in check for them to be accountable to the people, as well as meet their demands, at all times.“Remember you are too powerful in society. With your reports, you can make or man, set the society on fire but write to bring the conflicting communities together on one page,” he added.
The European Union and Search for Common Ground Journalism have trained about 33 journalists from three states in Niger Delta region - Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa on ways to reporting issues of criminality and violence in the oil-rich region to tackle them.
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