Vanguard Allure

Top Menu

  • Vanguard

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
  • Vanguard

logo

Vanguard Allure

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Mudi Africa@32: Clothing Generations

      June 15, 2025
      0
    • Temitope Ayobami Ogunseitan: Advancing Sustainable Fashion

      June 8, 2025
      0
    • Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha: Beyond The Spotlight

      June 1, 2025
      0
    • Tope Mark-Odigie: Living to Impact

      May 25, 2025
      0
    • HILARY RODRIGUEZ-TAIWO: Reframing beauty standards

      May 18, 2025
      0
    • Dan Okehi: Celebrating a Legacy @70

      May 4, 2025
      0
    • Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim

      Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim: Committed to Reforms

      April 27, 2025
      0
    • From Silver Screen to Sacred Service: 7 Celebrities Embracing Higher Calling

      April 20, 2025
      0
    • Bolanle Austen-Peters honoured by Ogun govt

      April 8, 2025
      0
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
    • NGO calls for dairy products introduction in school feeding programmes

      June 18, 2025
      0
    • Paul Okoye raises concerns about negative effects of social media

      May 29, 2025
      0
    • Healthcare deficiency heightens vulnerability among girls, NGO warns

      May 28, 2025
      0
    • CDSS Ojo alumni boost learning efficiency in their alma mater

      May 22, 2025
      0
    • Sanwo-Olu hosts Guinness World Record holder, Ayelabola Ololade

      May 13, 2025
      0
    • African Fashion is Not Just a Trend, It's a Force — Queen ...

      May 12, 2025
      0
    • Viva Jets Partners Glenfiddich Grand Cru to Elevate Luxury Travel

      May 11, 2025
      0
    • Govt, stakeholders urged to support creative industry

      May 2, 2025
      0
    • Gospel Artiste Big Bolaji Dies at 50

      April 19, 2025
      0
  • All Your Beauty Questions Answered

  • NGO calls for dairy products introduction in school feeding programmes

  • Fathers: Nurturing Resilience and Shaping Futures One Healthy Step at a Time

  • Why Are You Always Broke? (2)

  • BEYOND THE BEARD: Men’s Mental Health Matters

FeaturesNews
Home›Allure Magazine›Features›Journalists urged to be gender balanced in pre/post-election reportage

Journalists urged to be gender balanced in pre/post-election reportage

January 7,2019
Share:

A call has gone to journalists, especially political reporters, to imbibe principles of fairness, equality diversity and objectivity in reporting the electoral process and elections.

This call was made at a recently concluded 2-day workshop in Osogbo, organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN).

Speakers emphasised the need not to neglect adequate reportage of all aspirants, including the females, during the forthcoming elections.

In his paper, Muyiwa Popoola, Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, urged journalists to give fair and non-discriminatory reportage to all aspirants, regardless of gender.

Popoola also called for caution on the use of certain provocative and damaging words, which could lead to mayhem among the political class or the general public.

He emphasised that good journalism includes accuracy, impartiality and responsibility.

Also speaking at the workshop, Nigeria Editor at AfricaCheck, David Ajikobi, also stressed the need of participants to shun bias in election reportage.

Ajikobi urged journalists to avoid speculations and fake news, rather, they should acquire skills necessary in fact-checking to enable them to present correct facts to readers.

On his part, Taiwo Obe, Founder, The Journalism Clinic, urged participants to begin to think and act like entrepreneurs, instead of relying on “brown envelopes.” He added that only creativity and optimisation of the journalistic skills can bring out results, and that will drive financial gains.

Earlier in his welcome remarks, Lanre Arogundade, Director, International Press Centre, Lagos, stated that the workshop, with the theme “Best practices and professional reporting of the electoral process,” observed that the media have a critical agenda-setting role to support the integrity and credibility of elections, hence the need to train journalists on professional and ethical reportage of democratic processes.

His words “The media have a critical agenda-setting role to support the integrity and credibility of elections. Not only must they take a lead role in ensuring that citizens are adequately mobilised, but they should also ensure that the entire process is open to public scrutiny.”

Arogundade urged journalists, especially those covering elections to imbibe the principles of fairness, diversity and objectivity in reporting the electoral process and the elections.

TagsEU-SDGNGender balanceIPC
Previous Article

Pant Stealers Might Be Charged For Attempted ...

Next Article

When Colours Came To Play At #GoldenGlobeAwards ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • News

    New report indicts Nigerian media of discrimination against women in political reporting

    February 21, 2019
    By allure1
  • News

    Rapper, Naeto C and wife expecting baby No. 3

    July 10, 2018
    By CHIOMA
  • FeaturesMagazine

    Tito Obaigbo: Promoting Reading Culture

    September 5, 2021
    By CHIOMA
  • Allure WomanNews

    LASG appoints Adenike Oyetunde as SSA on Persons Living With Disability

    February 8, 2021
    By Temitope
  • White-Money-and-Maria
    NewsTrending

    Fans say BBNaija boring save for Maria and White Money

    August 2, 2021
    By CHIOMA
  • Allure MagazineFeatures

    Wendy Ologe: On Better Parenting

    May 30, 2022
    By CHIOMA
0

  • Allure WomanCelebrationWeddings

    Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and husband celebrates 25th wedding anniversary

  • Allure MagazineEntertainmentNews

    #NewCoupleAlert: Are Makida Moka and Jidenna seeing each other?!

  • News

    Web3 Lagos Conference 2.0 Unveils Exciting Lineup and Innovations at Press Conference

  • 5312
    Followers
  • 0
    Likes

Timeline

  • June 18, 2025

    All Your Beauty Questions Answered

  • June 18, 2025

    NGO calls for dairy products introduction in school feeding programmes

  • June 15, 2025

    Fathers: Nurturing Resilience and Shaping Futures One Healthy Step at a Time

  • June 15, 2025

    Why Are You Always Broke? (2)

  • June 15, 2025

    BEYOND THE BEARD: Men’s Mental Health Matters

Categories

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates and to hear what's going on with our magazine!

  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • All Your Beauty Questions Answered

    By CHIOMA
    June 18, 2025
  • NGO calls for dairy products introduction in school feeding programmes

    By Temitope
    June 18, 2025
  • Fathers: Nurturing Resilience and Shaping Futures One Healthy Step at a Time

    By CHIOMA
    June 15, 2025
  • Why Are You Always Broke? (2)

    By CHIOMA
    June 15, 2025
  • Chioma Jesus, Sammie Okposo, Midnight Crew set for #THUGGLA2018

    By CHIOMA
    April 24, 2018
  • American rapper, Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer prize for 2017 ‘Damn’ album

    By CHIOMA
    April 17, 2018
  • Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti drops new album titled ‘Black Times’ 

    By CHIOMA
    April 23, 2018
  • Actor, Yul Edochie declares intention to run for presidency

    By CHIOMA
    April 23, 2018

Entertainment

  • June 3, 2025

    Abiola Adebayo confirms separation from husband 

  • May 21, 2025

    ‘Prophet Suddenly 3’ Shatters All-Time Record for a Christian Film — 1 Million Views in Just 48 Hours

  • April 15, 2025

    My greatest problem in life is ‘love’ – Beverly Osu

  • April 8, 2025

    Bolanle Austen-Peters honoured by Ogun govt

  • April 7, 2025

    Liquorose explains her relationship with Saga

Follow us