President Muhammadu Buhari has called on journalists across the world to ensure that they continue to uphold the ethics of their profession and practice good journalism.
This, he said, is because good journalism is critical to the development and growth of societies and is needed to combat the challenges posed by fake news.
The President made the call at the 2018 World Congress of the International Press Institute (IPI), which had the theme ‘Why Good Journalism Matters’ in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday.
He said, “In a world where the borderline between hate speech and free speech has become blurred, good journalism matters.
“In an environment where fake news dwarfs investigative journalism, good journalism matters. For survival in an increasingly competitive field, good journalism matters. Good journalism promotes good governance.”
President Buhari, therefore, called on participants at the Congress “to give depth to the…
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