EGWARE TASKS MEDIA TEAM ON OBJECTIVITY, FAIRNESS IN NEWS REPORTAGE

The Media Team, Delta State Office of Project Implementation and Evaluation, has been charged to be guided by the principles of truth, fairness and objectivity while reporting the activities and programmes of the Office.

A Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Comrade Nelson Egware gave the charge in Asaba at a one-day workshop for newsmen facilitated by the Head of the media team, Engineer Emmanuel Chuks Mormah, who is also a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Project Monitoring,

Comrade Egware who spoke on the ethics of journalism, including truth, accuracy, objectivity and fairness amongst others, also enjoined the team to shun fake news in its entirety.

The Governor's aide also harped on the need for the media team to work with the social media, within the ambit of ethical press, for efficient and effective discharge of their duties.

He stressed that the activities of government, especially project execution across the state, must be adequately publicized in line with the Stronger Delta vision of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

He urged members of the team to work towards achieving set goals, stressing that Governor Okowa was committed to fast tracking the development of the State through the delivery of high quality projects.

Earlier, the Head of the Media Team, Engineer Emmanuel Mormah, pointed out that the Office of Project Implementation and Evaluation was created to ensure quality projects and therefore tasked the media team, as the image maker of the Office, to highlight the importance of project monitoring in the State.

Engineer Mormah told the media team that the success of the Office lies in their hands, and appreciated Comrade Egware for the ethical lecture.

On their part, the Head of Operations of the media team, Mr. Fred Odu, and his deputy, Dr. Godwin Orhadahwe reminded the team that media was all about effectively publicising government in good light via the print, electronic and social media, with constructive criticism as a lubricant.

They stressed the need to accompany pictures with appropriate captions, and enjoined the team to get the views of the contractors, project monitors and beneficiaries of the projects for their reports, in order to achieve balance.
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