An
organised media conference in Nigeria has discussed the ills of social
media insurgence as it encourages propaganda and spread of malicious
reports.
The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam
Modibbo Kawu, says the social media remains the biggest source of
incitement and distribution of unsubstantiated crudely insensitive
reports in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kawu spoke in Sokoto
on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day National Conference of Catholic
Social and Communication Directors.
NAN also reports that the conference has as its theme: “The Nigerian Media: The Ethics of Reporting Violence in Nigeria.”
Represented by Dr Armstrong Idachaba, a Director in his office, Kawu said: “I must now draw our attention to the now evident – not emerging anymore – danger of the insensitivity of the social media.
“It does not even pretend to any ethical foundations and it
does not give a damn about it. I will indulge us to investigate this
disturbing trend.
“The role of the social media is adding salt to the injuries created by the lack of ethics by the media.”
Kawu reiterated that the media has a patriotic and professional role to play in reporting violence.
“In all, it must remember that beyond reporting, it must protect the sanctity and humanity of the Nigerian society at all time.
“It must be sensitive to the national ethos and the sanctity of humanity.”
Also speaking, the Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Most
Reverend Mathew Kukah, admonished Journalists to always make honesty,
patriotism and the love for peace and unity as their watchwords.
“Often, there is much anxiety as to how the media get their information for their reportage.
“The decisions journalists make can make countries to decide to go to war or not.
“Journalists must yet be respected, but they should work according to the ethics of their noble profession,” Kukah added.
A former Director-General of NBC, Mallam Danladi Bako said, "conflict
can be induced or inflamed by the mischievous use and dissemination of
false information, such that it can ignite or accelerate the spread of
conflict.”
Bako, a former Information Commissioner in Sokoto State, delivered a
paper entitled: Managing Information in Conflict Situations.
“Rumours come in here as information packaged by mischief
makers. The information flow between the pre-conflict, conflict and post
conflict periods are very crucial,” Bako said.
The Social Director, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Father Sixtus
Onuh, explained that the conference would brainstorm on extant ethics of
Journalism and strict adherence to it by practitioner.
NAN reports that participants at the conference were drawn from
Catholic Provinces and Dioceses and media organizations from across
Nigeria.
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