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Nigerian Journalists Risk Lives to Cover Covid-19- Professor of Communication

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July 8, 2020
Professor Umar Faruk at PRNigeria Centre Kano
Professor Umar Faruk at PRNigeria Centre Kano

Nigerian Journalists Risk Lives to Cover Covid-19- Professor of Communication

University don and professor of Mass Communication in Bayero University, Kano, Professor Umar Faruk Jibril has advised journalists to be cautious of COVID-19 due to the danger it poses to them.

Dr Sule Yau Sule and Nainna Danbatta at PRNigeria Centre Kano
Dr Sule Yau Sule and Nainna Danbatta at PRNigeria Centre Kano

According to him, Journalists covering the pandemic in Nigeria are close to being endangered species professionally, as most media organisations care more about stories and their revenue more than their reporters’ safety while covering the epidemic.

Professor Jubril, a former commissioner of information in Kano state stated this at a one-day workshop on “Ethical Journalism and Best Practices in the Time of COVID-19,” held at the PRNigeria Centre Kano on Tuesday.

“Apart from Doctors and para-medics, the Journalists are the most victim for COVID-19. The worst is that there is no health insurance for Journalists, but the media organizations insure their equipment, buildings and properties.” Professor Faruk said.

While calling on Journalists to be conscious of their personal safety and keep track of latest development while reporting the crisis, he charged them to report more statistics of Journalists affected by the pandemic and the welfare of their families in order to bring the issues to light.

AbdulAziz AbdulAziz award-winning Investigative Journalist and Associate Editor Premium Times at PRNigeria Centre Kano
AbdulAziz AbdulAziz award-winning Investigative Journalist and Associate Editor Premium Times at PRNigeria Centre Kano

Also speaking at the workshop, Dr. Sule Yau Sule, a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication in the same university and senior legislative aide to the Senator representing Kano Central while presenting a paper titled “Crisis Communication for COVID-19,” said in passing communication messages in the time of crisis such as COVID-19, a strategic plan geared towards solving the issue at hand must be planned, adopted and evaluated for efficiency.

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“You have to fashion out how the crisis is to be handled. When you have a strategic plan, you don’t stick to one aspect of communication because you are in crisis, depending on the circumstance and target audience, sometimes you may use religious scholars, Friday sermons for instance, tricycle riders and any other means to reach your audience”, Sule added.

The university don added that in times of crisis like this, communication should be centralised in order to avoid conflict of information, adding that the problem with so many spokespersons in such a situation is having contradictions as people think differently.

Participant receives Certificate at PRNigeria Centre Kano
Participant receives Certificate at PRNigeria Centre Kano

On his part, an investigative journalist and associate editor with Premium Times online newspaper, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, charged Journalists to work in accordance with the basic principle of the profession and in line with the code of conduct of Journalism practice.

While speaking ethical issues in investigative reporting, he charged journalists to conform to the qualities of selflessness and integrity when writing their report.

He cautioned journalists to be careful in identifying story ideas and sources, adding that the world is now in the age of alternative facts, hence the need to go deeper by scratching beyond the surface for accuracy.

Participants during a break at PRNigeria Centre Kano
Participants during a break at PRNigeria Centre Kano

The Workshop which was organized by the PRNigeria Centre for Public Relations and Investigative Journalism in collaboration with the Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo Foundation in Kano was part of the centre’s commitment in training journalists.

Earlier the Manager of PRNigeria Centre Kano, Adnan Mukhtar Adamu called on the participants to put what they learnt into practice for the benefit of the society.

He said the centre gathered journalists from various media organizations and gave them the needed skills for understanding and adapting to issues of ethical concerns, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The manager promised that the centre will continue to hold such educative workshops in order equip journalists with best practice of the profession.

In his remark Musa Abdullahi Sufi, the technical adviser of the foundation called on journalists to deploy their skills in going beyond normal reportage.

“Look at local issues, things that contribute to the spread of the virus, domestic and sexual violence, massive pregnancy, just name them,” he said.

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