Qowiyat Adepoju
Seasoned Journalist, Adejumo Kabir has urged campus journalists to explore emerging forms of journalism as well as uphold the tenets of the profession.
He said this during a-day workshop tagged: 21st Century Journalism: How to Survive Without Brown Envelopes organized by Young Media Practitioners of Nigeria (YOMPON) at the National Union of Journalist secretariat in the state capital, Abeokuta on Wednesday.
The National President of the Association, Azeez Michael detailed that the association was formed to redeem the bad reputation and image of the journalism profession, instilling ethics and professionalism from the grassroots.
Kabir, who happened to be the speaker on the day emphasized the effects of taking brown envelope, adding that it affects the objectivity and accuracy of media content and as well jeopardizes one’s career as a journalist.
He stated that despite the fact that journalism in Nigeria is not a very lucrative profession due to the fact that journalists are poorly remunerated ,”that should not be a reason to take brown envelope as it is against the ethical standards of the profession.”
Kabir, therefore, stressed the need for upcoming journalists to explore other aspects of journalism like fact checking, data-driven journalism and investigative journalism which are fast growing aspects and veritable platforms to fetch more income for them so as to survive the menace of the brown envelope syndrome.
He urged campus journalists to adopt versatility in the profession and go beyond the ordinary so as to thrive in the media profession ethically.
The workshop had in attendance campus journalists from Press Club MAPOLY, The Academia, FCE Osiele as well as some mainstream journalists.
