2019: Don urges media to expose underage voting
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iheanacho also admonished media professionals to give equal coverage to all political parties and candidates during campaigns2 dr cajetan iheanacho department of mass communication imo state university owerri has urged media practitioners to expose incidence of underage voting to enhance the integrity of electoral process in the country2 he stressed the need for the media to ensure thorough coverage of process of election at the polling units to guide against electoral fraud adding that media must play the role of watchdog to salvage the nations democracy2 iheanacho who said that the role of the media in ensuring credible elections could not be overemphasised urged journalists to change the face of the political terrain in the country2 speaking on the paper titled media core roles in the context of elections the lecturer said that no nation could function effectively without the media adding that the media was crucial for nation building2 he therefore enjoined journalists to help in making ways for things to change for the general improvement of the nigerian citizens by ensuring neutrality fairness objectivity and impartiality in their daily reportage2 iheanacho made the call at a two-day workshop on responsible media coverage of elections organised by the nigerian press council npc and facilitated by hammersmith training consult l.t.d on thursday in owerri2 he stressed the need for newsmen to always verify allegations against political actors before going to press2 similarly he advised journalists to avoid publishing inaccurate or misleading information saying ensure to scrutinise any information you have before publication2 in her remark mrs stella jubrin director research and documentation npc stressed the need for media practitioners to adhere strictly to the code of ethics of journalism to counter hate speech2 she noted that media professionals had a responsibility to build and nurtured the nations democracy by providing platforms for citizens to make informed decisions2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that no fewer than 70 persons are presently attending the workshop most of them were drawn from the print broadcast and online platforms across five states in the south east region. nan2

2019: Don urges media to expose underage voting
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by salisu sani-idris4 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that no fewer than 70 persons are presently attending the workshop most of them were drawn from the print broadcast and online platforms across five states in the south east region. nan2 iheanacho made the call at a two-day workshop on responsible media coverage of elections organised by the nigerian press council npc and facilitated by hammersmith training consult l.t.d on thursday in owerri2 he stressed the need for the media to ensure thorough coverage of process of election at the polling units to guide against electoral fraud adding that media must play the role of watchdog to salvage the nations democracy2 iheanacho who said that the role of the media in ensuring credible elections could not be overemphasised urged journalists to change the face of the political terrain in the country2 speaking on the paper titled media core roles in the context of elections the lecturer said that no nation could function effectively without the media adding that the media was crucial for nation building2 dr cajetan iheanacho department of mass communication imo state university owerri has urged media practitioners to expose incidence of underage voting to enhance the integrity of electoral process in the country2 iheanacho also admonished media professionals to give equal coverage to all political parties and candidates during campaigns2 he stressed the need for newsmen to always verify allegations against political actors before going to press2 similarly he advised journalists to avoid publishing inaccurate or misleading information saying ensure to scrutinise any information you have before publication2 in her remark mrs stella jubrin director research and documentation npc stressed the need for media practitioners to adhere strictly to the code of ethics of journalism to counter hate speech2 she noted that media professionals had a responsibility to build and nurtured the nations democracy by providing platforms for citizens to make informed decisions2 he therefore enjoined journalists to help in making ways for things to change for the general improvement of the nigerian citizens by ensuring neutrality fairness objectivity and impartiality in their daily reportage2