The CEO of Channels TV, Mr. John
Momoh (OON) said that media agenda setting do shape up policy of government. He
said this on Tuesday 24th of March, 2015 at the Afe Babalola Auditorium
situated at the Department of Mass Communication, University Of Lagos when he
delivered a paper on “The Mass Media Setting( The Nigeria Agenda)” organized by
Unilag Mass Communication Alumni Association at its 1st
Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS).
He cited
instance with the various publicity stunt engaged by the spokesmen of PDP and
APC in which more prominence were given to in the detriment of making the state
of Nigerian economy a national issue . Mr
Momoh continue with “media attention can shape up policy of government” with
the Ikeja Police College as an aptly example.
Looking at the transparency of citizen journalism, Mr Momoh
says “freedom of the press (should be given) to those who owns one” therefore
making citizen journalism through the World Wide Web an empowering tool to all
and sundry.
Mr. Momoh, though noted that the advent of “online
Journalism…allow readers to challenge the traditional role of the media”, it
has not be able to set agenda for the populace as the traditional media (print
and broadcast media).
Some
alumnae at the event includes: Prof. Wale Omole, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi
Awolowo University; Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi, former Minister of Sports; Mr Ted
Iwe, MD Daily Independent; Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye; Mumuni Alao, Complete Sports
and many others.
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