Clearview TV News, Wole Soyinka Center For Investigating Journalism hold 3-Day Training on Investigative Reporting organized

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Oru Leonard

Clearview TV News and the Wole Soyinka Center For Investigating Journalism holds a 3- day Capacity Building Training on Investigative Reporting today at Abuja.

The training which is funded by MacAuthur Foundation will hold from Wednesday 12th to Friday 14th July, 2023.

In his welcome remarks the C.E.O of ClearView TV News, Sam Odion Bello advised participants to concentrate on the content in order to gain relevant knowledge.

He noted that the caliber of participants in this edition is commendable. He also said that investigative journalism is the way to go for good governance as the reports hold the leaders accountable.

“In a dynamic world like ours that most professions are threatened by the advent of artificial intelligence and the rise in robotics, it is only imperative that professional build their capacities to stay afloat. This underscores why we at Clearview TV News with the support Wole Soyinka Centre for

Investigative journalism (WSCIJ), are participating in the C- Media Project which among other things aims to build the capacity of Journalists to promote accountability and national and sub national levels.

“At the core of the C-MEDIA Project is the desire to hold government, the organized private sector, high net-worth and network individuals and other relevant stakeholders accountable in their daily activities that are directly connected to the good of the common man.

“With the advent of internet, The proliferation of media outlets has affected the regular as most stories are now broken by social media such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, etc.

“The clamour for more investments in investigative reporting is even more justified because it can unearth the many ills and corrupt practice in government and the society .

“However, if we are committed and remain resolute, there are funding opportunities that we as journalists can explore to carry out investigations”, Odion said.

In his overview of Clearview TV C- Media Project, the Lead Program Coordinator, Nten Nkpang called on Journalists to develop keen interest in Investigative journalism as it has funding opportunities for those who have good pitches.

The Lead Presentation was made by an experienced journalists, Media and Public Relations Consultant, Ms Romoke Ahmad on “Open- Source Intelligence In Investigative Journalism”.

She disclosed that the essence of throwing light on Open- source intelligence In Investigative Journalism.

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