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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.

 

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