Conflicts: HumAngle Trains Benue Journalists on Solutions and Data Journalism
A non-governmental organisation, HumAngle, has conducted a training session for journalists in Benue State on solutions journalism and data journalism as part of efforts to strengthen reporting and combat misinformation within affected communities.
The training, which took place in Gboko, Benue State, aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
HumAngle's Training Sessions
- Context Setting: Scenario Activity
- Neutrality, Sensitivity, and Preserving Journalistic Standards
- Human Rights Journalism: Finding the Stories and Reporting them Ethically
- Verification in Low-resource Environments
The training sessions were led by Standards and Ethics Editor at HumAngle, Mr. Johnstone Kpella, and other experts.
During the training, journalists were taught the importance of solutions journalism and data journalism in conflict-affected areas.
The training aimed to equip journalists with the tools to identify, verify, and report on human rights abuses, conflicts, and disasters in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
The training was also aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
The training was conducted as part of a larger project, titled “Countering Misinformation and Promoting Peace in Nigeria's Middle Belt,” which is funded by Journalism by Human Rights (JHR) and the Canadian High Commission.
The Impact of the Training
The training session is expected to have a positive impact on the journalism industry in Nigeria, particularly in the North-Central region, where conflicts and disasters are common.
The training is aimed at helping journalists to identify human rights abuses, conflicts, and disasters in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
The training is also expected to equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
HumAngle's Project Officer, Fidelis Ani, said the training would help journalists to report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
She said the training would equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
The training is aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
The training is also aimed at strengthening the capacity of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
The training is expected to help journalists to provide balanced reporting, which is essential in conflict-prone areas.
The training is expected to help journalists provide balanced reporting, which is essential in conflict-prone areas.
HumAngle's Project Officer, Fidelis Ani, said the training would equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
She said the training would equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
The training is aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
The training is aimed at strengthening the capacity of journalists in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
The training is expected to help journalists provide balanced reporting, which is essential in conflict-prone areas.
HumAngle's Project Officer, Fidelis Ani, said the training would equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
She said the training would equip journalists with the tools to verify information and report on conflicts, disasters, and human rights abuses in a neutral, sensitive, and ethical manner.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
