The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has sought media collaboration with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to entry well timed, correct and credible information content material about Nigeria for its tv channel, Flame TV.
By Kennedy Sheyin
The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has sought media collaboration with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to entry well timed, correct and credible information content material about Nigeria for its tv channel, Flame TV.
The Nigeria Productions Manager of CBN, Mr Austin Ekanem, made the request when he led a delegation of the community on a courtesy go to to NAN headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.
Ekanem, who can also be the Director of Programmes at Flame TV, mentioned the community was searching for the collaboration in response to growing demand for information about Nigeria amongst its viewers.
He mentioned NAN, as Nigeria’s nationwide information company, was the popular supply for genuine and credible details about the nation for each native and worldwide audiences.
“We set out to satisfy our viewers, and there is no way we can give news about Nigeria without going to the source of news about Nigeria, locally and to the international audience, which is NAN.
“Of course, it is possible to source news from other places, but in terms of responsible, authentic journalistic practice and credible news, the go-to place is NAN, which has been in existence since the 70s and has seen it all,” he mentioned.
Ekanem mentioned Flame TV was dedicated to accountable journalism and wouldn’t need to be concerned in controversies arising from the dissemination of inaccurate or deceptive data.
He mentioned the choice to accomplice with NAN was additionally knowledgeable by the necessity to current a balanced and constructive picture of Nigeria to the worldwide neighborhood.
According to him, worldwide media protection of Nigeria and different African nations typically focuses on damaging occasions, together with starvation, battle and disasters, whereas overlooking the nation’s achievements and improvement.
“When they want to portray Nigeria, the only thing you see are naked, hungry people running around the streets, wars and disasters.
“But that is not the truth about Nigeria. Nigeria is so much more, with a lot of positive changes and development,” he mentioned.
Ekanem famous that media narratives considerably influenced how nations had been perceived globally, stressing the necessity for credible data that mirrored Nigeria’s realities and achievements.
He mentioned the proposed collaboration would allow Flame TV to entry dependable information content material from NAN and assist reshape worldwide perceptions of Nigeria.
Responding, NAN Editor-in-Chief, Hajiya Hadiza Aliyu, counseled CBN for searching for the partnership and warranted the delegation that the company had the capability to fulfill its content material wants.
Aliyu mentioned NAN provided a variety of media services, together with straight information reviews, video and audio content material, characteristic tales, options journalism and information boards.
She additionally briefed the delegation on the company’s historical past, operational construction and community of district and zonal places of work throughout Nigeria, in addition to its worldwide engagements and partnerships with information businesses in different nations.
“We have the staff strength, we have the quality, equipment, and as the biggest content provider in Africa, I can assure you that you have come to the right place,” she mentioned.
Aliyu mentioned NAN was dedicated to selling a balanced illustration of Nigeria internationally and expressed the company’s readiness to determine a long-term partnership with CBN primarily based on mutual respect, understanding and shared aims.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Emmanuel Afonne
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