Stakeholders task journalists on objectivity, reliability

Date: 2020-02-26

Stakeholders in sports and media industry on Wednesday urged journalists to be objective, detail and ensure that their stories are reliable and socially responsible.

The stakeholders made the call at a public lecture organised by the Kwara Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), to mark the 56th anniversary of the association in Ilorin.

One of the stakeholders, Dr Abdulkadir La’aro, Mass Communication Department, University of Ilorin, in his lecture, appealed to the journalists to bring journalistic values into the world of social media.

He advocated training and retraining of journalists to have an in-depth knowledge of happenings and earn the respect of audience.

In his presentation, the Secretary, Kwara Basketball Association, Mr Azeez Bello, encouraged sports writers to be acquainted with the games’ result tables in order to report the game professionally.

The National President, SWAN, Mr Honour Sirawoo, who was represented by a former national officer of the body, Mr Alloy Chukwuemeka, commended the current leadership of Kwara SWAN for its laudable programmes and projects.

Sirawoo solicited the support of all stakeholders towards the completion of SWAN secretariat at the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin.

Speaking, the SWAN state Chairman, Mr Jimoh Bashir, explained that the lecture was to commemorate the association’s anniversary and educate members on the basics in reporting sporting events and remains in tuned with current realities.

Other speakers also commended SWAN for placing emphasis on training and retraining of its members, and promised continued support to the association.

Dignitaries at the event included the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye; Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Ejidike; the Director of Sports, Kwara Sports Council, Coach Tunde Kazeem.

Others include the Chairman, Kwara State Football Association, Idris Abdullahi; Chairman, Kwara United FC, Kumbi Titilope; Member, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Bamidele Aluko, and Chief Executive Officer, Plat Technologies Limited, Taofik Abdulkareem.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yakub Ali-Agan     ASMAU PLAZA     Yemi Osinbajo     Salami Adekunle     IF-K     Ajia-Bako     Olusegun Adeniyi     Moses Rahman Popoola     National Pilot     Samari     Kwara Hotel     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Babajide Ajayi     Ishaq Oloyede     Oye Tinuoye     Ijagbo Health Centre     Adesina Simon Sodiya     UTME     Saad Omo Iya     NIRSAL     Ademola Kiyesola     Kwara Restoration Project     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Oke-Ogun     Valsolar Consultoria     Women Radio     Sulu Gambari     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Lola Ashiru     Saka Onimago     Waheed Ibrahim     Tunji Moronfoye     Matthew Babaoye     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Facebook     Taiwo Joseph     Seed Technologies     Adamu Attah     Shehu Adaramaja     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Durosinlohun Kawu     Saliu Alamoyo     NTA Ilorin     Prince Bola Ajibola     Dagbalodo     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     JAMB     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Christopher Odetunde     Computer Based Test     Democracy Day     Suleiman Idris     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Marafan Shonga     Bashirat Bola Bello     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Medview Airlines     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Mumeen Lah     Olatomiwa Williams     Local Government     Ladi Hassan     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Omu Aran     YAKOOYO     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Baruba     Maja     TIIDELab     Suleman Abubakar     Suwa-Arabs     Olatunde Olukoya     Alimi Abdulrazaq    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bola Tinubu     Ilorin Emirate     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Lucky Omoluwa     Eleja     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Yusuf Ali     Sarah Alade     Raimi Iyanda     Hakeem Lawal     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Micheal Imoudu     Ajuloopin     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Babaita     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     BIR     Lai Mohammed     Playing Host     Share-Tsaragi     RTEAN     Ahmed     Oyin-Zubair     Mutawali     KWTV     Tanke Road     Razak Atunwa     Sanusi Abubakar     Tosin Saraki     Baba Isale     Muslim Cementary     Ibrahim Jawondo     Muhammadu Gobir     Ilorin Central Mosque     Mogaji Aare     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Hassanat Bello     Monthly Sanitation     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     COVID-19 Palliatives     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Taofik Mustapha     Christopher Odetunde     Tsaragi/Share     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Taiwo Joseph     Medview Airlines     Hassan Oyeleke     Oluwole Dupe     Alore     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Yinka Aluko     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Afonja     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Dunmade     Yusuf Abubakar     College Of Education     George Funsho Adebayo     NITDA     Mamman Saba Jibril     Folashade Omoniyi     Garba Ado Sanni     Peter Obi     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Rotimi Atere     Akume     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Otoge