{"id":90038,"date":"2021-12-18T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90038"},"modified":"2021-12-18T17:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:48:25","slug":"shun-sycophancy-fake-news-abia-deputy-gov-tasks-media-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/shun-sycophancy-fake-news-abia-deputy-gov-tasks-media-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Shun sycophancy, fake news, Abia Deputy Gov tasks media practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m25546\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abia State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has tasked media practitioners in the country to shun sycophancy, fake news and other unethical practices capable of compromising the integrity of the media.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Deputy Governor lamented that media practice in Nigeria has become an \u2018all comers\u2019 affair, stressing that the profession appears to have been hijacked by quacks who lack basic training.Oko Chukwu, who stated this while delivering a lecture at the 2021 All Facts Newspaper media summit in Umuahia, \u00a0explained that unethical practices reduce the respect expected from the public towards the media industry and urged media practitioners to always be conscious of their obligation to the society.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the media to brace up to the challenges of discharging its responsibilities as the watchdog of the society through monitoring governance and holding public officers accountable.<\/p>\n<p>He said; \u201cMedia practitioners should not engage in character assassination, sycophancy, bowing to undue pressure, brown envelope syndrome, sensationalism, fake news, disclosure of sources of information and plagiarism. Media practice in Nigeria has become an \u2018all comers\u2019 affair, the journalism profession has been hijacked by quacks. Some media practitioners are still giving a place to fake news in their publications. Fake news is dangerous. It is better not to have information, than to have a wrong or fake one. When in doubt about the authenticity of a story, verify it; if you are still in doubt, do not publish. There should be no place in the newsroom for fake news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNews has become a commercial product sold to the highest bidder. Important developments are pushed aside for sponsored news stories. Journalists who commercialize news stories forget that they violate the ethics of journalism. Facts are sacred and must not be tampered with, no matter the pressure. The media as the voice of the people must act as a watch dog by uncovering corruption and abuse of power. The media should set agenda and monitor the government. The social responsibility mandate of the media demands that they scrutinize social institutions and provide objective and accurate reportage. It is important to note that to scrutinize does not mean to mindlessly criticize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, however, commended the media in Nigeria for its contributions to democratic advancement of the country, adding that no institution has contributed more to democratic process in Nigeria than the media.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Governor urged the media and the government not to see themselves as adversaries, but as partners in the process of democratic advancement<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu administration operates a free press policy as there has never been any report of intimidation and brutalization of journalists in Abia as obtained in some states.<\/p>\n<p>Oko Chukwu also noted the challenges confronting journalists in Nigeria to include poor remuneration, stifled press freedom, poor technological facilities, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abia State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has tasked media practitioners in the country to shun sycophancy, fake news and other unethical practices capable of compromising the integrity of&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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