Education
UNIPORT NUJ To Hold Confab On Reportage
The University of Port
Harcourt chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has announced a three-day maiden conference for media researchers, practitioners and teachers holding between August 26 and 28, 2015.
Chairman of the chapel, Dr Aniefiok Udoudo, who disclosed this in a statement revealed that the conference, which has as its theme, “Making the Unreached Heard: Reporting Development Strides in Rural Nigeria” would be organised in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Faculty of Humanities.
The chairman further disclosed that the maiden edition of the chapel’s journal of media practice and research is expected to be launched at the conference.
The statement added that “participants who wish to present papers should submit abstracts of not more than 250 words using 12 points font size on Times New Roman by e-mail attachment to : Ochonos2@yahoo.co.UK.
Professor Nkereuwem Udoakah of the University of Uyo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the occasion, while Dr Vincent Ekwerike of Radio Nigeria, Treasure fm, Port Harcourt and Dr Godwin Okon of the Department of Mass Communication, Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) would present lead papers.
Dr Udoudo listed “imbalance in urban rural reportage of development issues”, mainstreaming rural events in the urban-centred media”, community media as precursors to effective rural reportage”, “The role of social media in balancing urban/rural reporting of development”, “The imperatives of phone-in-programmes and awareness creation about rural development”, and “reaching the unheard with development information for rural advancement”, as some of the sub-themes.
The statement named Dr Christie Omego and Dr Chris Ochonogor as chairperson and secretary, local organizing committee, respectively.
Also, Acting Head, Department of Linguistic and Communication Studies, Dr Virginia Onumajuru will serve as convener, while Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor John Enemugwen and vice-chancellor, Professor Ndowa lale would be host and chief host, respectively.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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