The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin (UCJ UNILORIN) has announced its magazine launch scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 7 at the University Auditorium. This annual magazine launch is geared towards fulfilling its Press Week coming up from Monday, August 5 to Friday, August 9.
The event, themed POWER PLAY: POLICIES AND THE PRESS (Untangling Press Censorship in Nigeria), connects stakeholders in academia and civil societies as well as practitioners from different media houses, including BBC, Big Cabal Media, and TVC News. The guests aim to discuss the correlation of policies in the institution of the press in Nigeria and underscore prevalent press censorship practices among other industry trends in the country.
Invited include Dr. K.K Kadiri, the recent past H.O.D of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Abisola Alawode, Multimedia Lead at Big Cabal Media, Temitayo Akinyemi, Media Advisor at Nigeria Media Innovation Program, Zainab Bala, Strategic Communications Consultant at Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), Yusuf Akinpelu, West African Journalist at BBC, Daniel Ojukwu, Investigative Journalist at Foundation For Investigative Journalism Nigeria, and Toyosi Afolayan, Sports Journalist at TVC News.
Participants stand an opportunity to learn about trends in the media ecosystem and connect with professionals for insights, opportunities and mentorship. Other exclusive perks are not limited to fun and community with budding journalists from various institutions.
To attend, register here.
