Nigeria: UBA, Journalism Clinic Host Social Media Summit for Journalists

20 February 2014

Everything Journalism - a group on the professional network, Linkedin.com - and its adjunct, The Journalism Clinic, in collaboration with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc will host a one-day social media summit to boost the capacity of Nigerian journalists to maximally use the social media for news gathering, building online communities and engaging with their audiences. Tagged: "Functional Social Networking for Nigerian journalists," it will hold on February 20, at the Amphitheatre, UBA House, 57 Marina, Lagos.

"We have seen the creative disruption happening in the media space. It is important that Nigerian media professionals get a clear understanding of this process and how to take advantage of it. We hope that by hosting this high profile discussion for the media, a clear path way will be mapped for the Nigerian media industry," said Phillips Oduoza, Managing Director/CEO UBA Plc while explaining why the bank decided to sponsor and host the event.

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