Media Must Rise To The Challenge Of Fake News – Gbajabiamila
A file photo of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaking at a meeting in Abuja.The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the media to rise to the challenge of fake news in Nigeria.
He urged media practitioners to resist every temptation that would make them promote reportage that could be seen as anti-people. “I also want to believe that media practitioners in the country are ever committed to seeing the country move forward.” Commenting on this year’s theme for World Press Freedom Day – ‘Journalism Without Fear or Favour,’ the speaker said no country would thrive if the media spreads falsehood.
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