Akwa Ibom NUJ berth maiden media summit for practitioners, stakeholders
The future of the media profession will take center stage this weekend in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital as journalists in Akwa Ibom are set to hold the first-ever Media Stakeholders Summit in the state.
The one-day Summit themed, “The state of the Media in Akwa Ibom State: The Way Forward,” according to a press statement issued by the Secretary of the Summit, Kufre Etuk, Editor of The Crest newspaper, will be held on Friday, September 20th 2024, at the NUJ Press Centre, Uyo, by10:00 am.
The Summit designed to congregate reporters, editors, and publishers in Akwa Ibom State for the “much-needed stocktaking,” will be co-chaired by Comrade Israel Umoh, a former Chairman of the NUJ and Publisher of Straightnews newspaper and Mr Cletus Ukpong, the Regional Editor of South-South/South-East Premium Times.
He said the Chairman of NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council, Comrade Amos Etuk, and the Chancellor of Conference of Online Publishers, Akwa Ibom State (COOPA), Comrade Utitofon Morgan Ukpong, would present goodwill messages at the event.
Dr. (Mrs.) Idongesit Ashameri, a former Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel NUJ, Akwa Ibom State, will speak on the topic “Media Practice in Akwa Ibom: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
Other speakers are Idorenyin Aquaisua, Publisher of MediaPost International billed to talk on “The Challenges of Media Industry in Akwa Ibom State,” and Ekemini Simon, an award-winning journalist with The Mail newspaper, will speak on “Opportunities for Media Sustainability in Akwa Ibom State.”
Otuekong Franklyn Isong, Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), a global human rights and pro-democracy organisation in Nigeria, will ex-ray press freedom in Akwa Ibom, while Ukpong, the Regional Editor of Premium Times, will dwell on Ethical and Responsible Journalism in the state.
The statement said the Summit will have two sessions: a Pre-Summit session with media relations managers and a Stakeholders’ Business session.
By: Archibong Emmanuel
(Snr. Reporter)
