Barely few months after the 2023 general elections, media professionals and scholars have stressed the need for journalists to continue to raise the bar of hope for a brighter and sustainable nation.
Secretary, Lagos Council of Nigeria Union of Journalist Tunde Olalere ; Nigeria Association of Women Journalists Chairperson, Adeola Ekine; Managing Director, The Guardian Newspapers, Martins Oloja; Chairman NUJ Lagos Council, Adeleye Ajayi; Publisher of Realnews and President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers Maureen Chigbo and Dean Faculty of Communication and Media Studies Lagos State University Prof. Sunday Alawode.
Alawode, however, noted that the 2023 general elections fell short of citizens’ legitimate and reasonable expectations. He said the election was characterised by apathy in voter registration and indifference when it comes to voting. He argued that it behooves on media professionals to change the narrative by ensuring electorates exercise their civic duties at all times.
In his lecture, Alawode also interrogated the role of the media in Nigeria’s path to restoration using three theoretical frameworks: agenda setting, priming and framing. “We must continue to invest in hope. We read a lot in Nigeria from the book of lamentation. We should migrate to the book of hope for a better country. We also need national orientation to believe in ourselves and our country,” he said.
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