By Collins Yakubu-Hammer
The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has urged Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Nigerian Guild of Editors to rise to the challenges of future of journalism in the country.
The Executive Secretary of NPC, Mr Francis Nwosu, made the call when officials of NUJ, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja Chapel, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, rumours has taken over media space in the industry to the point that people use the social media to spread rumours and lies against government, organisations and personalities.
“Also, publishers are now after money, they don’t bother about the Code of Ethics guiding the profession. Rumours has taken over everything; Newspapers don’t sell up to 50,000 copies per day.
“So there is need for NUJ and Guild of Editors to rise to the challenge for the future of journalism in the country and they can only do that by falling in line with NPC and the Code of Ethics.
“I am saying this with a…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
