Skip to main content

Journalists Charged To Embrace Digital Skills

 

By 
Awajis Josiah-Chijindu


Female journalists have been urged to step up in their skills in order to meet up with the trends of the global world.

 

The call was made at a one-day capacity building workshop on 'Maximising New Media Platforms' held in Port Harcourt by

Step-up for Women in Journalism Initiative.

 

   Team Lead Mrs. Godwin,Dr. Ijeoma and Constance at the Capacity Training


 The team lead, Mrs. Ann Godwin stressed the need for journalists especially the females to improve themselves in skills, career and make use of any opportunity to upgrade. 


Team Lead Mrs Godwin addressing participants


Mrs. Godwin stated that it pays to be more innovative and creative in everything one does.

 

Two speakers, a broadcast journalist also an Entrepreneur, Dr. Ijeoma Tubosia, and a digital expert, Mr. Paul Chimodo, charged journalists especially veterans, to scale up their digital skills to enable them to improve their career prospects and earning potential.

 

Dr. Ijeoma taking participants on entrepreneurial skills 

The speakers stated that most challenges faced by journalists are self-inflicted as they have failed to upgrade themselves on current digital tools.

 

     Mr. Paul talking on digital tools 


Highpoint of the workshop was training on entrepreneurial skills by Dr. Ijeoma Tubosia.

 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Missing Person: Rivers State Police Command declares Miss Joy Woke Wiro

 By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The Rivers State Police Command has declared Miss Joy Woke Wiro missing. A  statement by the Spokesperson for the Rivers state Police command,SP Grace Iringe-Koko disclosed that she is 17 year old,a native of Ibaa in Emohua Local Government Area of the State,fair in complexion and about 5ft tall, speaks English and Ikwerre languages. SP Koko said the missing girl left home on Monday, September 8th,2025. All efforts made to trace her whereabout proved abortive. The statement urged anybody with useful information as to her whereabout to contact Mr. Prince Wiro(Father) on 08065227445, 08167338058 or Police control number on 08032003514 or report to the nearest Police station.
Post a Comment
Read more

Minaibim Harry Emerges As National Rescue Movement Governorship Candidate

By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  As political parties gear towards meeting the Independent National Electoral Commission's deadline of submitting party's candidates, The National Rescue Movement, NRM has on Wednesday 27th, May 2026 declared Reverend Minaibim Harry as its Governorship Candidate for the 2027 election.  Reverend Harry who emerged through consensus will fly the party's flag  in the 2027 Governorship election in Rivers State. In his declaration, Chairman of the electoral committee who is the National Deputy Chairman of the party, South South, Dr. Lucky Ekeji, said the Governorship candidate was carefully selected among others. Speaking to Newsmen at the sideline of the event, the NRM Governorship candidate, Reverend Harry said his emergence is timely, considering the political situation in Rivers State. " I know that everybody have been talking about peace, but I'll bring peace on another level. I'll bring security to the state, I'll bring employment...
1 comment
Read more

Ghost Lawyer Defends Client in Port Harcourt Court

  A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt was thrown into confusion today Thursday, the 12th of March, 2026 when it noticed that a lawyer who had died since last year, 2025 December appeared before it on Tuesday the 10th of February, 2026 to conduct his matter. When the matter was called for hearing, and the lawyer was not present, the court on inquiry was informed by the litigant that his lawyer died since last year December 2025. The court, presided over by Senior Magistrate Kingsley Briggs became confused and had to search through his record book, where he confirmed the lawyer’s presence during proceeding on Tuesday the 10th day of February, 2026. The Senior Magistrate informed the litigant on how the court had wanted to issue a bench warrant against him if not for the intervention of his lawyer who pleaded that he the litigant was sick and needed medical attention. Senior Magistrate Briggs also narrated how based on the plea of ill health by the lawyer, the court did not is...
Post a Comment
Read more