NUJ President vows to sanitize Social Media
The President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Abdulwaheed Odunsile on Wednesday in Kano said that the union has concluded plans to collaborate with technology companies in controlling the activities of quacks using social media platforms to disseminate false information to the public.
Odunsile who was in Kano to seek the support of delegates for his re-election bid decried the activities of social media handlers who pose as journalists only to misinform the public and propagate hate speech.
According to him, “sanitizing the social media has not been easy. We are in talks with owners and proprietors of online publications with a view to bringing them under NUJ umbrella such that they operate in line with international journalistic standards.
“There is need to differentiate between online news media and the so called social media platforms like facebook.”
Odunsile, while reeling out his achievements stated that his administration was able to train and re-train over 300 working journalists within and outside the country, adding that he has set machineries in motion to train more if re-elected into office.
He further stated that already, the NUJ has secured a licence from the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for the establishment of a TV Station under n already registered company known as Equatorial Communications Limited.
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He said the proposed TV which would be known as FAIRPRESS TV would be situated in Lagos to serve as an independent commercial television station for professional journalists.
On the welfare of journalists, the NUJ president said, “we are in discussion with the Federal Government on a Special Media Workers’ salary and we are hopeful of a successful end.
“Just like the weigh-In Allowance fought for by the previous administration, we intend to get state governments and the private sector to buy into the Special Media Workers salary once we reached agreement with the Federal Government.”
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