TO ensure that reporters and editors accord priority to professional standards, public and gender interests in reporting the 2015 elections, International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, with the support of the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD lll) Project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organised a workshop on election reporting for journalists from the South Eastern States of Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Abia and Anambra recently.
With twenty journalists in attendance, the workshop featured the following presentations: 'The Professional Imperative of Focusing on Issues and the Public', delivered by Mr. Gorge Izobo, former President, Nigeria Union of Journalists; 'The Principles and Essentials of Gender Factor in Reporting 2015 Elections' by Dr. Ifeoma Dunu, Mass Communication teacher and 'Understanding Conflict-Sensitive Journalism and the importance of Conflict Sensitivity in Reporting 2015 Elections/Safety in Conflict reporting' by Mr. Tunde Aremu, Media Development Specialist, Abuja, FCT.
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