{"id":43893,"date":"2015-11-19T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=43893"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:22:07","slug":"lai-mohammed-blasts-nta-frcn-nan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/lai-mohammed-blasts-nta-frcn-nan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lai Mohammed blasts NTA, FRCN, NAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2126\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2181\" style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2180\">Information minister, Lai Mohammed\u00a0Thursday\u00a0blasted \u00a0the Nigerian Television Authority\u00a0(NTA), Federal radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), saying they have lost the huge following they once commanded because the \u201cthrew professionalism to the winds\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2182\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2183\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2184\">He said government-owned media must begin their\u00a0path to recovery by first solidifying their credibility, which will in turn drive adverts.<\/span><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2185\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2187\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2186\">\u00a0Mohammed, speaking on Thursday at the Radio House, Abuja, during\u00a0his maiden meeting with heads of parastatals under the ministry,\u00a0observed that private media platforms were doing much better.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2188\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2190\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2189\">\u00a0\u201c\u2026the Federal Government-owned media organizations, the NTA, FRCN and NAN. Why have you all chosen to play second fiddle in the country\u2019s media landscape? I ask because the NTA and FRCN of yesterday is not the same as what we have today,\u201d Mohammed said. \u201cWhereas most broadcast journalists of note in our country today passed through the NTA and the FRCN, there is no denying the fact that the private radio and TV stations are doing much better, at least going by the fact that most Nigerians prefer them to the public broadcasters. Indeed, most Nigerians find the private broadcasters more credible.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2189\"> \u201cThe reason for this is not far-fetched. First, the public broadcasters have thrown professionalism to the wind while also showing total disregard for editorial independence. They have mortgaged their credibility on the altar of political correctness. Yet, these Federal Government-owned media establishments are endowed with highly-trained and well-qualified personnel, better infrastructure and a wide reach.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2189\">\u201cIt is interesting to note that these government-owned media organizations complain of financial woes, forgetting that there is a link between credibility and profitability. Advertisers will surely flock to more credible media organizations, and of course it is also true that content drives advertisement. \u201cThe same law of diminishing returns also apply to NAN, which was once the leading national news agency in the whole of Africa, boasting of the best professionals in the news business. Today, the agency is punching far below its weight, despite its presence in all the states of the Federation. \u201cWe intend to provide leadership for the Federal Government-owned media organizations in a manner that will make them to become the first source of information, so that they can more effectively function as a vehicle for the change mantra of the Buhari Administration, and also regain their lost glory. The combined reach of the NTA, FRCN and NAN, if effectively utilized, will facilitate the success of the change campaign. But they must first enhance their own credibility, because no credibility-deficient news organization can successfully propagate the message of change.\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1447938761302_2189\">Mohammed assured Nigerians that under the current administration, no government-owned media organization would not deny the opposition the opportunity to air their views. \u201cIt is true that while we were in opposition, we were treated as outcasts by these public broadcasters. They denied us the use of their platforms, they rejected our adverts and even made themselves available for the most abhorrent hate campaign ever in the history of electioneering campaign in our country,\u201d he said. \u201cBut in an era of change, which is our mantra, that cannot and will not continue. Opposition members are Nigerians, just like members of the ruling party. Even the ruling party will benefit when the opposition is allowed to air their views freely, because you learn more from people who disagree with you. 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