No fewer that 768 delegates have applied to attend the inaugural West African Journalism Innovation Conference (WAJIC) in Abuja.
The event organized by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is to convene media and other stakeholders to reassess its approaches to content production, distribution, and financial sustainability.
The conference scheduled for July 24-26, 2023 received applications from journalists, academics, and technological experts.
WAJIC themed ‘Accountability Journalism: Nurturing Innovation for a Sustainable Future’, aims to explore the crucial intersection between accountability journalism and innovation in Africa.
The CEO of CJID, Dapo Olorunyomi explained that the conference will feature discussions to address the problems facing journalism in Africa.
“We will hold significant discussions with diverse viewpoints from around Africa in an effort to get to the bottom of the financial problems plaguing the continent’s journalism. We are eager to investigate teamwork and novel approaches that uphold the values of accuracy, truthfulness, verification, and unwavering commitment to the public good,” Olorunyomi said.
The conference is also CJID’s response to media challenges which includes declining confidence, lack of independent news room amongst others,
It also recognises the need for continual reinvention and innovation in the ways journalism is practised and why its business model must be driven by modern technology across the journalism value chain.
The centre is bringing together various experts and stakeholders to dialogue on exploring innovations, technological models, and tools that can fortify journalism practice.
CJID encourages the public to follow up on preparations and other crucial information concerning the conference on www.wajic.thecjid.org as the centre is eager to make enormous move toward improving journalism in Africa.
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