Media professionals caution against fake news 

Media professionals person cautioned inexperienced journalists against purveying unverified news, stating that dissemination of fake quality could pb to superior litigations.

The stakeholders spoke to reporters successful Abuja on Monday as portion of activities to people the 100 years solemnisation of Daily Times Newspaper.

According to them, nary media enactment tin past governmental transitions, economical upheavals and technological changes if it is not committed to the morals of journalism.

Tony Amokeodo, ex-spokesperson to a erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu called connected reporters to verify their contents from superior sources and not secondary.

“Some journalists trust connected secondary sources and not superior sources. Any writer that wants to excel indispensable debar brew parlor rumours and instrumentality to facts. Get your facts from your superior source”, helium said.

According to Amokeodo, immoderate “reporters are not journalists”, lamenting the inclination of misinformation connected online platforms, wherever helium said “anything goes”.

On the alleged onslaught connected journalists and media location by authorities, Mr Tony blamed deficiency of committedness to the morals of journalism.

Similarly, Charles Ozoemena, the Managing ...