Tag: #MediaIntegrity
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MINISTER IDRIS WARNS YOUNG JOURNALISTS: NAVIGATE FAKE NEWS, DEEP FAKES IN TOXIC MEDIA WATERS
Information Minister Muhammed Idris, at PRNigeria’s 2025 Young Communication Fellowship close in Abuja, alerted 2025 grads to Nigeria’s media minefield—75% fake news via Facebook/WhatsApp/Twitter fueling security fears (β=0.53 correlation to threats), ethnic rifts, and trust erosion amid AI deepfakes. Rep Ali M. Ali urged integrity, ethics, resilience in cutthroat reportage; NUJ Prez Alhassan Abdul pushed…
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JOURNALISTS URGED TO PRIORITISE SKILLS, REJECT BROWN ENVELOPES FOR ETHICAL REPORTING
Media professionals at the recent Business, Economy and Financial Reporting Training for Journalists, organised by Premium Times Academy and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja, called for journalists to focus on capacity building to deepen their skills and avoid unethical practices like accepting brown envelopes. Mr. Idris Akinbajo, Managing Editor of Premium Times,…
