Oladunjoye spoke on Tuesday at the empowerment lecture organized by Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN), South West zone held at the Law faculty of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He noted that, the issues of poor pay, slavish allowances and backlog of unpaid salaries by media owners have continue to bedevilling journalism practice in Nigeria to the extent that, quacks from other professions have continue to ridicule, harrass and embarrass media practitioners.
The APC stalwart added that, lack of mentoring, role model and on-the-job training by upcoming journalists have greatly hindered the traditional roles of the mass media to educate, inform, and entertain the society.
He however, opined that, to get the best from media practice, practitioners should be well trained, grounded and well remunerated.
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| R-L: Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, Head, Editorial Board, Guardian Newspaper, Mr. Martin Oloja and Registrar, Crescent University, Abeokuta. |
“To me, the empowerment lecture is a very welcome development because that is what is lacking in today’s society, especially the media or journalism sector: mentoring, role-modelling and on-the-job-training. No profession can progress without these necessities; not the least, a calling that seeks to inform/impart, educate, enlighten and entertain the rest of the society.
“I want to, most humbly suggest that, the empowerment lecture should be continuous and proceedings published from time to time as part of the much desired resources to help the upcoming and to refresh the professionals.
“Without delving into the nitty-gritty, I want to say that, to get the best from any profession, including journalism or mass media practice; practitioners should be well trained, well grounded, and well remunerated.
“The issues of poor pay, slavishly allowances and backlog of unpaid salaries continue to bedevil our profession and its practice so much that even quacks from other professions continue to ridicule, harass, embarrass and irritate media men and women as if there is no big deal in reporting (I say with all emphasis at my disposal that is here is a very big deal in reporting).”
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