{"id":5436,"date":"2020-06-01T22:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T22:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2020-06-01T22:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T22:05:29","slug":"covid-19-coverage-arewa-online-publishers-association-applauds-members-professionalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=5436","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Coverage : Arewa Online Publishers Association Applauds Members Professionalism\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>COVID-19 Coverage : Arewa Online Publishers Association Applauds Members Professionalism\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The leadership of Arewa Online Publishers Association has given members, a pat on the back,\u00a0 for the professional excellence exhibited so far since the Outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>A statement issued by the Ag. Coordinator General of the Association, Joseph Edegbo notes that although journalists in the country have become unsung heroes, they remain committed to nationalism, a task that must be sustained.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The fact remains that the key role being played by the media in general in the task of curtailing the pandemic is unquantifiable.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>It is sad to note that the Federal Government seems to be unmindful of how broadcast stations (&#8216;Radio\/TV) as well as the print media\u00a0 are toiling to sustain services to serve the public amidst the prevailing situation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>It is against this background, the Association is asking both the Federal and State governments to practically demonstrate that the media is among the front lines in the fight against the pandemic by dolling out Special Palliatives and stop paying lip service.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>On its part, the Association enjoins members to strive to engage in Investigative journalism in view of the claims and counter claims associated with the struggle to curtail the pandemic either from individuals or Organisations.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The purchase and distribution of Palliatives sourced from public funds, the alleged questionable implementation of the school feeding Programme and welfare of patients at Isolation centres among others should attract our microscope or journalistic competence.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>This move, should be considered necessary as almost all the Stories on COVID-19 emanate from government and its agencies with less findings from journalists.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>We can now quite agree that the much complaints of Fake News by government and its agencies have disappeared this time around because of the one-way traffic in our reportage.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>While acknowledging some of our colleagues who are Spokespersons for State Governors, like Borno, Kano, Niger and Zamfara States, for feeding the AOPA platform that serves as a common pool with their stories, the Association wishes to urge others to do same for wider spread of their stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Members of the Association across the States should encourage the CPS or Director of Media to utilize the opportunity provided by the platform.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>AOPA also encourages lifting each others&#8217; stories which should however be credited to the source.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Coverage : Arewa Online Publishers Association Applauds Members Professionalism\u00a0 The leadership of Arewa Online Publishers Association has given members, a pat on the back,\u00a0 for the professional excellence exhibited so far since the Outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria. 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