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Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Momoh:Media shape up Government


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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