Media practitioners charged to be data-driven in reportage

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From: Femi  Oyelola, Kaduna

Journalists and and media practitioners have been charged to be data-driven in their reportage in order to avoid catastrophic progression of fake news and hate speech which has characterized the post-truth politics that threaten societal  peace and good governance.

This, among other resolutions were recommended at a one-day event with the theme: “Challenges in Justice Administration and the need for good Governance”, organized by the Network For Good Governance and Justice in Kaduna.

The Non- governmental organization whose desire was to have a society rested on Justice and Good Governance for the betterment of communities, had observed that in modern governance anchored on democracy, rule of law, Information Technology, the media in all its forms remain crucial.

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